The Manhunt

Question 1

What is the manhunt main theme

Answer 1

War poem

Question 2

“Handle….”

stanza 4

Answer 2

“Handle and hold”

Question 3

Who wrote it

Answer 3

Simon armitage

Question 4

What year wasnit published

Answer 4

2007

Question 5

“Parachute…”

stanza 6

Answer 5

“Parachute silk of the punctured lung”

Question 6

“Sweating…”

stanza 12

Answer 6

“Sweating unexploded mine”

Question 7

“Only then ....” in 
stanza 13 (last line)

Answer 7

“Only then, did i come close”

Question 8

“The frozen”

stanza 2

Answer 8

“The frozen river”

Question 9

Analyse - “the first phrase” 
stanza 1 (first line)

Answer 9

Take time to heal amd adjust, bery first line of the poem

Question 10

What is the first line of the poem

Answer 10

“After the first phrase”

Question 11

What is the last line of the poem

Answer 11

“Then, and only then, did i come close.”

Question 12

Analyse - “frozen river”

stanza 2

Answer 12

Metaphor

Coldness in the relationship after the war

Question 13

Analyse - “only then” throughout the poem

Answer 13

Repetition

Emphasises how long the healing has been.

Question 14

Analyse - “let me explore”

stanza 3

Answer 14

Her husband has changed froom the experiance, she doeasnt knoe hime anymore. She is havign to get to know him agian.

Question 15

Analyse - “hinge of his lower jaw”

Stanza 3

Answer 15

Slowly openong up and letting laura in”

Question 16

Analyse - “parachute silk of his punctured lung”

stanza 6

Answer 16

Delicate body

Metaphor, easily wounded and will slowly deflate like a parachute.

Question 17

Analyse - “sweating, unexploded mine”

stanza 12

Answer 17

Metaphor to the mind.
Linked to war, the mine could gonoff at any time, sweating beicsenhe is scared. This could indicate ptsd, and the horrors that poeple face after the war.

Question 18

Analyse - “then, and only then, did i come close”

last line

Answer 18

She still hasnt descovered him. It has been a long time but she still hasnt found him, this shouldnhow much war can impact the individual.

Question 19

Who was this written about

Answer 19

Eddie beddows

Question 20

From whose perspective is it from

Answer 20

The wives, laura

Question 21

Which war did eddie beddow fight in

Answer 21

The bosnian piece keeping war

Question 22

Where did simon armitage get the idea from

Answer 22

Channel 4 documentry

Question 23

What is the manhunt also known as

Answer 23

Laura’s story

Question 24

Structure

Answer 24

There are two lones per stanza showing that they have stook togethrr throughout the hard time

Question 25

What two words show juxtaposition

Answer 25

“Porcelain” and “silk”

Question 26

What does the title show

Answer 26

Searching for her lover after war, manhunt is when searching for someone.

Question 27

Overview of manhunt

Answer 27

Simon Armitage wrote “The Manhunt” for a 2007 documentary about military service-people who have returned to civilian life, and the lingering, often lifelong effects of sustained exposure to violence. The poem is narrated by one of the documentary’s participants, Laura Beddoes. Beddoes’s husband, Eddie, was injured in combat in the bosnian war and has suffered with PTSD. The poem, initially titled “Laura’s Poem,” explores the lasting impact of such trauma on those who have experienced it and on the people closest to them.

Question 28

How many stanzas does the poem contain

Answer 28

13 stanzas (all with two lines)