The Manhunt Flashcards
After…
…the first phase, after passionate nights and intimate days
Let me…
…trace the frozen river which ran through his face
Explore the…
…blown hinge of his lower jaw
And h…
…handle and hold the damaged, porcelain collar bone
The fractured…
…rudder of shoulder blade
Finger and thumb…
…the parachute silk of his punctured lung
Bind…
…the struts and climb the rungs of his broken ribs
Skirting…
…along
Foetus…
…of metal beneath his chest, where the bullet had finally come to rest
Sweating, …
…unexplored mine buried deep in his mind
Every nerve…
…___ tightened and closed
Who wrote poem, and about them
Simon Armitage (laureate) He is a contemporary
Time period
Relates to victims of Bosnian war (1997)
Whose perspective is poem supposedly from?
From perspective Laura Beddoes Wife of victim wounded soldier/veteran Eddie Beddoes
Structure comment one
Half rhyme and breaking up of rhyme scheme in various places suggests difficulty in relationship
