Remains Flashcards
What do the repeated lines show?
Repeated nightmares the soldier has
How is the theme of guilt shown?
“Probably armed possibly not”
Speaker is haunted by the guilt of taking an innocent man’s life
State some themes in remains
Guilt
Conflict
Power of memory
What does the soldier feel at the end of the poem that is suggested by the final line?
“His bloody life in my bloody hands”
He will always have blood on his hands
What does the poem begin with and what does it imply
“On another occasion”
This implies that the soldier had many other unpleasant stories about war
Give an example of a metaphor and explain the meaning of it
“His blood shadow stays”
Shadow refers to the disturbing experience lingering in his memory
What is an example of a violent verb in the poem and what does it highlight?
“Bursts”
Shows that the guilt for the person who he killed will always remain within him
What connotations does the title have?
Death
Something unwanted
What is the effect of repeating the word “bloody”
It reinforces the sense of the speakers frustration
Give an example of sibilance
Not left for dead in some distant sun stunned sand smothered land
What form is the poem written in and why
Dramatic monologue
To allow an insight to the personal experiences and thoughts of the individual
