Remains

Question 1

“On another occasion”, “Well myself and somebody else and somebody else”, “tosses”

Answer 1

.Colloquial language (conversational)
.suggests this is a common experience for him
.Demonstrates the casualness of the kill and perhaps the lack of respect for human lives in war

Question 2

“sort of inside out”, “tosses his guts back into his body”

Answer 2

.Gruesome imagery but spoken about casually
.shows the lack of honour and glory commonly associated with being a solider

Question 3

“End of story, except not realty.”

Answer 3

.The memory lives on
.He wont stop thinking bout it
.PTSD

Question 4

“His blood-shadow stays on the street”

Answer 4

.Constant reminder of what he did

Question 5

“Probably armed, possibly not”

Answer 5

.justifying his deed
.repeated twice
.uncertainty reminds readers of the doubt soldiers experience

Question 6

“the drinks and the drugs wont flush him out”

Answer 6

.PTSD
.coping mechanisms not working
.shows what soldiers have to deal with
.’flush’ suggets something needs to be cleansed or disposed of

Question 7

“His bloody life in my bloody hands”

Answer 7

.Bloody is polysemic here
.Literally bloody hands
.bloody (swear) to show frustration