Remains Flashcards

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Q

What are the main themes?

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After effect of the conflict, suffering of mental health after the war.

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Quote which shows how the war directly effects the soldiers mental health.

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“Probably armed, possibly not”

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Quote which shows effect war has on mental health, shows the violent nature of conflict in the war.

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

  • Graphic hyperbole.
  • ‘every’ used as an intensifier.
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Quote which shows effect on mental health and how soldiers suffered.

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“tosses his guts back into his body”

-verb ‘tosses’ shows colloquialism, showing that this was casual and a normal occurrence in the war.

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Quote which has repetition and shows violence and suffering

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His bloody life in my bloody hands

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