Remains

Question 1

Simon Armitage

Answer 1

Wrote poem about guardsman Tromans(soldier in the Iraq war)who suffered ptsd from war (after he had to shoot someone) and was laughed at by probation officer

Question 2

Probably armed,possibly not.

Answer 2

Juxtaposition to show that tromans didn’t even need to shoot the robber.Also a refrain throughout the story to show PTSD.

Question 3

His bloody life in my bloody hands

Answer 3

Pun bloody literal and swearing.pun showing he is only young and still making jokes about something serious.symbolism of guilt(allusion to lady Macbeth) and shows graphic nature of poem.

Question 4

he’s here in my head when I close my eyes // dug in behind enemy lines.

Answer 4

It’s a war metaphor(can’t get idea of war out of his head).Irony because robber is haunting him instead of him killing robber.Idea of robber like illness seeking revenge and haunting him.

Question 5

Written in free verse

Answer 5

SHows how uncontrolled war was and how ptsd was dealt with.