Remains Flashcards
“On another occasion “ posm starts in media res
Confuses the reader as the start as fhey do not know whats going on .Mirrors confusion of soldiers sho are not emotionally prepared for whatbwill come in a warzone
“Possibly armed probably armed “
Mentions looter he killed.Expresses his state of kind.Going over events in his head.Auggests he feels guilty and and regrets killing the looter
” his blood shadow stays on the street “
Death stains a persons conscience and memory just as it does the street.He is haunted by the memory can’t escape it
“Then im home on leave.But i blink”
Caesura peovides finality.Should be the end of the memory and the extent of its impact on him as it shoulsn’t be able to impact him The conjunctive “but” shows how war continues to impact him when he should be able to escape it.”but i blink “ creates doubt thst the person will be fine.
“But i blink
And he bursts”
Enjambment across stanzas - separating reality from memory.Lots of plosives used as they have a violent sound.
“he’s here in my head when i close my eyes”
Warzone is no longer real but in his head due to guilt.Battle between whether the killing was just or not.His memory continues to haunt him.p
Motif of guilt
Explores psychological impact that killing a person hasn.Implies it isn’t natural for humans to kill others.
“on another occasion we got sent out “
Speaker says it is typical in a soldiers life and it was something they had to deal with no help.Expected to deal with repeated suffering and horror.Speaker revelas lack of knowledge about PTSD
“His bloody life in my bloody hands “
Armitsge may be using a pun as fhis word could be describing the violent gruesome death.Or could be a curseword suggesting the event has ruined his life.Regrets killing him maybe
Use of media res in Remains
Starts in media res which serves to confuse the reader the reader as the start as they do not know whats going pn.This mirrors the confusionnfdlt by soldiers as they were not emotionally prepared for what will come in a warzone.Suggests a lack of compassion from leaders.Armitsge makes a societal comment suggesting soldiers were launched into situations they didn’t fully understans.
Present participles such as “legs it” “tosses” and “are” gives it a sense
Of being sn account from a memory in a flashback.Flashbacks are symptoms of PTSD.
Use of enjambment
Creates tension and builds up to violent impagefy.Chaps expresses his state of mind as it suggests he csn’t separate events.Continues to haunt him and continues to influence his life, unable to isolate himself.
Break up of enjambment
Break of enjambment at key moments during sentences about suffering snd death.Suggests the pain he witnessed has broke him just as it breaks the structure
