Poetry - Remains

Question 1

What type of structure is used in Remains?

• Because…
• Conveys the…

Answer 1

Two part structure

• 1st half focuses on past event, like a story. 2nd half focuses on the aftermath of the war; present tense
• conveys reality of PTSD

Question 2

What themes are in London?

• Theme 1 - how is this shown?
• Theme 2 - how is this shown?

Answer 2

• Trauma/guilt - soldier is overwhelmed with guilt
• Injustice of war - poet raises questions about how soldiers are conditioned to put aside emotions

Question 3

QUOTE
“Probably”

• probably = adverb = ?
• forced to think about…
• doubt is the reason…

Answer 3

“Probably armed, possibly not”

• probably = represents the anxiety and unhumane way of thinking - INJUSTICE OF WAR
• think about death first
• doubt = why he gets crippled

Question 4

QUOTE
“swear”

• ? imagery
• juxtaposes…?
• rips = word type = ?
• use of tense; what tense? significance?

Answer 4

“I swear I see every round as it rips through his life”

• graphic imagery - represents reality of war
• juxtaposes the doubt he had (prob armed)
• rips = verb = highlight brutality
• uses present tense (its not present) to show the effect of PTSD; it is always there to haunt him

Question 5

QUOTE
“blood-shadow”

• shadow = word type = ?
• stays = ? (symbolism)

Answer 5

“His blood-shadow stays on the street”

• noun shadow = the trauma/guilt that follows him like a shadow
• stays on the street = guilt and PTSD stays on his mind at all times

Question 6

QUOTE
“tosses”

• tosses = verb
• imagery?

Answer 6

“tosses his guts back into his body”

• tosses = how theyre mindlessly tossed into war - INJUSTICE
• gruesome imagery = highlights bad things about war