The Manhunt - Conflict Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote the poem?
A
Simon Armitage
2
Q
When was the poem made?
A
1990s
3
Q
What does the organisation into a series of couplets show?
A
- like a jigsaw
- show wife is trying to piece her husband back together following his injuries
4
Q
What is the rhyme scheme and what does it imply?
A
- rhyme scheme not constant
- implying the imperfection of her husband
5
Q
The soldiers body is described as man made things. What are some of these things? And what does it show?
A
‘Hinge’
‘Porcelain’
‘Rubber’
- can show how he isn’t himself and that his body language has changed
6
Q
What are the missing words? ‘Frozen ______ which ran through his _____’
A
‘Frozen river which ran through his face’
7
Q
What can you say about the quote ‘frozen river which ran through his face’
A
- metaphor
- tears
- coldness/emptiness
