Remains Flashcards

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Probably armed possible not

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Juxtaposition - emphasises uncertainty that the speaker was feeling

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His blood-shadow stays on the street

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Evokes a sense of horror and lingering memory
The word shadow suggests violence and trauma remain long after the event itself, emphasising the psychological scars that persist with the reader

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His bloody life in my hands

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Emphasises how the speaker cannot forget they took another persons life, and it remains haunting there conscience
Metaphor - representing the physical and moral responsibility the speaker feels for death of another

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