remains

Question 1

give the first line of the poem and the tone that it creates

Answer 1

“on another occassion, we got sent out”

creates an anecdotal tone and suggests that this is one of many events

Question 2

give an example of where a colloquial tone is used - why is this tone used?

Answer 2

“one of them legs it up the road”

this gives a more realistic speaking tone to the narrator

Question 3

what is the impact of “probably armed, possibly not”

Answer 3

the aside of possibly not undermines the previous statement and makes the reader question if the looter should have been shot

Question 4

give an example of where graphic hyperbole is used to demonstrate a lack of glory and honour in this killing

Answer 4

“I see every round as it rips through his life - I see broad daylight on the other side”

Question 5

give a quote where the looter is dehumanised

Answer 5

“hes there on the ground, sort of inside out”

Question 6

give a quote where the tone juxtaposes the subject at hand

Answer 6

“tosses his guts back into his body”

Question 7

what is the technique used in “his blood-shadow stays on the street”

Answer 7

metaphor for the memory of the man and events

Question 8

what is the effect of the repetition of “probably armed probably not” in a later stanza?

Answer 8

this thought is replaying in his mind - he is rocked with guilt

Question 9

give the analogy for the memory of the man

Answer 9

“hes here in my head when I close my eyes, dug in behind enemy line”

Question 10

give the quote from the end of the poem that uses sibilance - why is sibilance used?

Answer 10

“six-feet under in desert sand” - created a dream/nightmare like state

Question 11

give the end line and the meaning behind it

Answer 11

“his blood life in my bloody hands”

pun - an expletive that shows anger and that the soldier is at conflict with the dead man and his own mind. ends the poem on a negative tone