Remains Flashcards
Form:
Dramatic monologue
Quote 1: where we droppin boys
“On another occasion, we get sent out” - abandoned , weapons of war
Quote 2: rugby loot
“Tackle looters” - not apprehend , use deliberate force , not a person
Quote 3: maybeeee they have gunss
“Probably armed, possibly not” - risk uncertainty
Quote 4: soldiers be the same
“Myself and somebody else and somebody else” homogeneous
Quote 5: what do you s__
“I see” - repeated for effect
Quote 6: R.I.P
“Rips through his life” - barbaric
Quote 7: a dozen eggs
“So we’ve hit this looter a dozen times” “we” to share the blame
Quote 8: kinda inshide oot
“Sort of inside out” so unsightly it’s difficult to make out
Quote 9: HURTTTYYYY
“Pain itself, the image of agony” - blunt
Quote 10: aye m8 just put it back in
“One of my mates goes by and tosses his guts back into his body” - lack of techniques , only enjambment , conveys how blunt / direct
Quote 11: story time
“End of story, except not really” - unrelenting
Quote 12: damn still
“Week after week” - haunting , constant
Quote 13: nothing can get rid of this looter guy (not even alcohol or narcotics)
“And the drink and drugs won’t flush him out”
Quote 14: can’t reach my g cuz he hiding wit the enemy
“Dug in behind enemy lines” - intransigent, can’t be reached
