Remains Flashcards
1
Q
“Probably armed, possibly not”
A
- structual technique = repetition
- shows he feels guilty
- his continuous thought -> moral dilema
- he will never know the answer
2
Q
“Tosses his guts back into his body”
A
- colloquial language
- sensory imagery
- makes it seem like a regular thing
- really casual
3
Q
“End of story, except not really”
A
- volta
- short sentence
- he suffers from PTSD
- at this point we can see that his actions are affecting him
4
Q
“His bloody life in my bloody hands”
A
- repetition
- he will always be stuck with the memory
- feels reliable and guilty about his death
5
Q
What are the key themes of of Remains?
A
- guilt
- reality of war
- memory
- effects of war
- individual experiences
6
Q
What inspired Simon Armitage to write Remains?
A
- he interviewed many soldiers for the Channel 4 film ‘The Not Dead’
- he turned some of their experiences into poems
7
Q
What is PTSD?
A
- an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events
- causes irritability, isolation, guilt, sleepless nights
8
Q
What is the structure of Remains?
A
- BEGINNING -> talkin about the event like it’s normal and happens all the time
- VOLTA in the second stanza -> shifts the blame to himself
- END -> he is overwhelmed with guilt
