The Manhunt Flashcards
Who wrote ‘The Manhunt’?
Simon Armitage
When was ‘The Manhunt’ written?
2007
What war is described in ‘The Manhunt’?
Bosnian War
Which Channel 4 documentary did Armitage write ‘The Manhunt’ for?
Forgotten Heroes : The Not Dead
What is the name of the wife of the soldier in ‘The Manhunt’?
Laura
Who is the injured soldier in ‘The Manhunt’?
Eddie Bedoes
finish the quote : ‘after the..
…first phase’
finish the quote : ‘after passionate…
…nights’
finish the quote : ‘intimate…
…days’
finish the quote : ‘only then…
…would he let me trace’
finish the quote : ‘let me..
…trace’
finish the quote : ‘the blown….
…hinge of his lower jaw’
finish the quote : ‘and handle…
…and hold’
finish the quote : ‘the damaged…
…porcelain collar bone’
finish the quote : ‘blown hinge of…
…his lower jaw’
finish the quote : ‘damaged…
…porcelain collar bone’
finish the quote : ‘and mind…
…and attend’
finish the quote : ‘the fractured….
..rudder of his shoulder blade’
finish the quote : ‘rudder of…
…his shoulder blade’
finish the quote : ‘and finger….
…and thumb’
finish the quote : ‘the parachute…
….silk of punctured lung’
finish the quote : ‘only then could i…
…bind the struts’
finish the quote : ‘climb the…
…rungs of broken ribs’
finish the quote : ‘rungs of…
…his broken ribs’
finish the quote : ‘and feel….
…the hurt’
finish the quote : ‘of his…
..grazed heart’
finish the quote : ‘skirting…
…along’
finish the quote : ‘only then could i…
…picture the scan’
finish the quote : ‘the foetus of…
…metal’
finish the quote : ‘beneath his…
….chest’
finish the quote : ‘where the bullet…
…had finally come to rest’
finish the quote : ‘finally…
…come to rest’
finish the quote : ‘then i…
…widened the search’
finish the quote : ‘traced the….
…scarring’
finish the quote : ‘back to…
…its source’
finish the quote :’to a sweating….
….unexploded mine’
finish the quote : ‘buried deep in…
…his mind’
finish the quote : ‘around which…
..every nerve in his body’
finish the quote : ‘had tightened and…
…closed’
finish the quote : ‘then and….
…only then’
finish the quote : ‘did i…
…come close’
How does Simon Armitage use half rhyme in ‘The Manhunt’?
to symbolise relationship after war - rhyme is not same as it was before and rhyme is disconnected
What is the significance of the title ‘The Manhunt’?
searching
life changing
What type of soldier was Eddie Bedoes?
UN peacekeeper
What type of poem is The Manhunt?
blazon poetry
Give a quote from Armitage about this poem
‘she’s trying to defuse him’
