Remains Flashcards
Who wrote remains
Simon Armitage
Explain the meanings behind remains
- Soldiers remain mentally damaged (some beyond repair) after the war is over
- Refere to the physical remains of the looter, and his death/disposal of the body
What kind poem is remains
A dramatic monologue
“Sort of inside out, pain itself, the image of agony”
Transition from colloquial language to emotional language
Colloquial language shows he’s trying to pretend he’s not affected by what he saw
Vague language “sort of”
“Tosses his guts back into his body. Then he’s carted off in the back of a lorry”
Tosses represents a lack of care or respect. The body is treated like an object.
Suggests that this is an everyday thing as the soldiers exposed to so much violence
“On another occasion, we get sent out”
The soldiers are used to constantly fighting and have to deal with the reality of war
“Then I’m home on leave. But I blink”
Going home should be his final memories of war but because of the impact of the war he still remembers (PTSD and Tramua)
