Remains

Question 1

who wrote remains

Answer 1

Armitage

Question 2

Why is repetition used in remains

Answer 2

to create a cyclical narrative that reinforces the idea that memories are inescapable

Question 3

why is remains written in a dramatic monologue

Answer 3

so the reader gets a personal insight on the speakers emotions

Question 4

why does remains have no rhyme scheme and four quatrains

Answer 4

lack of rhyme presents it as a more colloquial and conversational tone whereas the equal stanzas in length suggest that war is never ending and the suffering is repetitive.

Question 5

why does remains use a rhythm break

Answer 5

to present the disintegration of the speakers mental state

Question 6

“his bloody life…”

Answer 6

his bloody life in my bloody hands

Question 7

i swear i see…

Answer 7

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

Question 8

well myself and

Answer 8

well myself and somebody else and somebody else

Question 9

torn apart

Answer 9

torn apart by a dozen rounds

Question 10

torn apart

Answer 10

torn apart by a dozen rounds