Remains Flashcards
Who wrote Remains ?
Simon Armitage
What is the context in Remains ?
- Influence of modern warfare in Afghanistan , Iraq etc.
- Soldiers make split-second decisions.
- PTSD troubles ex-service people.
What is the plot in Remains ?
- speaker’s experience he had when posted in an Eastern country.
- shot a man raiding a bank
-remembers each bullet as it passed through the target’s body - revisits the scene
-memories plague him and he is sent home
-turns, unsuccessfully, to substance abuse to try to numb the guilt.
What structure is there in remains ?
Monologue
Enjambment
Caesura
Loose internal rhymes
Eight stanzas
Finale is a couplet
What are common themes in Remains ?
Power of humans and nature
Power of memory
War
Death
P.T.S.D.
How is foreshadowing used in Remains?
‘End of story, except not really.’ - Future PTSD
How is linkage used in Remains?
‘His bloody life in my bloody hands’ This image links to Lady Macbeth
How is anecdotal language used in Remains?
“On another occasion”
How are analogies used in Remains?
“Three of a kind all letting fly “ -like cards in poker - programmed mindset - chance
How are graphic hyperboles used in Remains ?
“see broad daylight on the other side” - lack of honour in killing
How is dehumanisation is used in Remains ?
“sort of inside out “ -making the victim an object
How is repetition used in Remains ?
“possibly armed , possibly not “ - guilty and powerless
How are colloquial cliches used in Remains ?
“drinks and drugs won’t flush him out” - part of his daily life
How is sibilance used in Remains?
“star-stunned, sand smothered land”
How is PTSD shown in Remains?
“He’s here in my head when I close my eyes”
