REMAINS Flashcards
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE IN REMAINS?
It also explores the repercussions of war for individuals who come out of conflict zones and raises awareness of conditions such as PTSD.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF REMAINS?
a soldier who is haunted by his involvement in a shooting of a bank looter.
WHAT IS THE FORM IN REMAINS?
The final stanza consists of only two lines and therefore stands out, emphasising the fact the speaker cannot rid himself of the memory of the killing.
First person narrative. Written as a monologue. No regular rhyme or rhyme scheme- makes the poem sound like a account/confession. Enjambment also echoes natural speech and creates a confessional tone.
WHAT IS THE MOOD IN REMAINS?
VIOLENCE
GUILT
CONFLICT
EFFECTS OF WAR
WHAT TYPES OF POWER ARE BEING SHOWN IN REMAINS?
POWER OF MEMORY
POWER OF THE INDIVIDUAL
WHAT ARE 4 QUOTES FROM REMAINS?
HIS BLOODY SHADOW STAYS ON THE STREET
ON ANOTHER OCCASION
BURSTS OUT AGAIN
HIS BLOODY LIFE IN MY BLOODY HANDS
HIS BLOOD SHADOW STAYS ON THE STREET
NAMELESS
DESENSITIZED TO VIOLENCE
NO LONGER A MAN WITH A NAME
DARKNESS DEPRESSION
PERMENANCE OF MEMORY
SIBILANCE - SILENCE ABOUT THE ATTACK WISHES FOR THE MEMORY TO BE HUSHED
SHH SOUND
ON ANOTHER OCCASION
ONE OF MANY
CASUALLY
DESENSITIZED
this is a typical operation in the life of a soldier, and is a reality the soldiers have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Soldiers are expected to deal with repeated exposure to suffering and horror without any help.
NOT THE FIRST OR THE LAST STORY
COLLOQUIAL
almost dull and tired. ‘implying that there have been others before this, and there is a certain weariness to the image that comes up: the soldier, exhausted, having seen more than his share of dead bodies, going along his way.
BURSTS OUT AGAIN
RELIVING IT
REPLAYING
PTSD
MEMORY WILL LIVE ON
HIS BLOODY LIFE IN MY BLOODY HANDS
suggests the soldier feels deep responsibility for the death of the looter.
NO RESOLUTION
THINGS HAVENT GOT ANY BETTER
FEELS THE SAME GUILT
