Remains

Question 1

quote 1

Answer 1

And one of them legs it up the road,/probably armed, possibly not.

Question 2

quote 2

Answer 2

His blood shadow stays on the street, and out on patrol/…Then im home on leave.But i blink

Question 3

quote 3

Answer 3

dug in behind enemy lines,/not left for dead in some distant, sun stunned, sand smothered land

Question 4

context

Answer 4

-from a collection called the not dead
-based on heart wrenching experiences of the guardsman tromans in 2003 iraq war
-ptsd
-first person perspective as someone he interviewed

Question 5

structure

Answer 5

-present tense dramatic monologue
-shifts in perspective
-regular quatrains emphasise rigid control of his ptsd