remains Flashcards
who wrote it
simon armitage
what is the context behind it
based on a real story about soldiers in iraq and afghanistan
what quote is repeated which shows the soldier still thinks the same
“possibly armed, possibly not”
what quote shows the soldier trying to shift the blame
“myself and somebody else and somebody else”
what graphic imagery is used
“i see every round rip through hid life”
‘i see broard day light on the other side”
what quote shows he is being haunted by the memory
“his blood shadow”
what quote shows the man trying to heal himself
“drink and the drugs wont flush him out”
how is the poem structured
dramatic monologue which gives us access to the writers mind directly
poem is made of 8 stanzas and the first 7 are quatrain which reflect the soldier trying to stay composed
the last stanza is 2 lines which may reflect the soldier breaking mentally
