Remains Flashcards
1
Q
“on _____ occasion”
A
“on another occasion”
2
Q
“tosses his ____ back _____ ____ _____”
A
“tosses his guts back into his body”
3
Q
“probably _______, possibly ___”
A
“probably armed, possibly not”
4
Q
Structure?
A
-enjambment “but then I blink//and he bursts in again”
shows there is no escape for the solider
-caesura “then I’m home on leave.”
interrupts his sentence, just as his mind and life are interrupted by the trauma he has experienced
5
Q
Context?
A
-from a collection called “The Not Dead” - testimonies of ex soldiers
-many soldiers suffered sever mental health issues - poem relates to some of the symptoms of PTSD
