The Manhunt Flashcards

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Context

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Eddie Beddow was injured in the Bosnia War

The poem is from Simon Armitage’s 2008 collection, which explores how war affected soliders.

Simon Armitage is an english poet, playwright and novelist

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Form

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Initially, the couplets rhyme, but this breaks down as the poem progresses.

Enjambment: Reflects continuous suffering.

Couplet-based stanzas with varying length: Represents the changing relationship between two people.

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Structure

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As the poem progresses, it moves down the body

It stops at the heart, which is the shortest stanza

This structure allows the reader to explore his body and mind in the same slow process as his wife

The poem body creates an hourglass shape - a symbol of time

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Summary of the poem

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Lara Bedow gets to know her husband again

physical and pyschological scars

the poem progresses from physical to mental as she gets to know him again

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Mood

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Love

Patience

Pain

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Language

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Ajectives to describe the damage to the body

Metaphors to suggest his body has become a collection of broken objects

verbs to emphasise how the wife cares

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Key Quotes

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And feel the hurt of his grazed heart
- ‘Grazed’ = Scraped past, something is missing in their relationship
- ‘Grazed’ (physical) and ‘Heart’ (emotional) = Connection between physical and emotional pain

And handle and hold the damaged, porcelain collar bone
- Two verbs: Shows the wife taking an active role in helping her husband heal
- Imagery highlights his fragility
- Suggests that war dehumanizes people
- Alliteration: Gentle and cautious.

A sweating, unexploded mine buried deep in his mind
- Emotional damage is hidden.
- Imagery shows tension and stress caused by memories and PTSD.

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