remains Flashcards
what are the themes in remains
true horror of war
describing conflicts of domestic life
what are 3 quotes to represent the true horror of war
his blood life in my bloody hands
probably armed, possibly not
myself and somebody else and somebody else
what are 3 quotes representing the conflicts of domestic life
drink and drugs won’t flush him out
dug in behind enemy lines
he’s on the ground, sort of inside out
what techniques does Armitage use throughout the poem
constant repetition
war imagery
vague language
how and why does Armitage use vague language
uses repetition to represent the repeated guilt which the soldier endures.
repeated on line 4 and 22 ‘probably armed, possibly not’ to show trauma is repeatable and indescribable
‘myself and somebody else and somebody else’ repeated use of somebody else shows the soldier trying to deflect the blame with the line dominated by others
how and why does Armitage use vague language
vague language is used to show that the narrator is not able to fully express his feelings of the harsh reality of killing someone
‘he’s on the ground, sort of inside out’
how and why does Armitage use war imagery
a use of war imagery when describing life at home ‘dug in behind enemy lines’ shows the feeling of war even in a domestic setting, killing is inescapable
which poems does remains link to through the theme of true horror of war
charge of the light brigade
bayonet charge
kamikaze
exposure
which poems does remains link to through the theme of describing conflicts of domestic life
war photographer
kamikaze
poppies
