The Manhunt Quotes + Context Flashcards
Who is the poem ‘Manhunt’ about? (real life)
Eddie Beddoes and the Wife
Who tells the story in the Manhunt?
The Wife POV
Who was Simon Armitage?
Poet Laureate
Who was Beddoes in the Bosnian war?
UN Peacekeeper
Which war is Manhunt set in?
Bosnian War 90s
What was the poem ‘Manhunt’ highlighting?
Phycological and physical damages of war on the individual and family
What happened to Beddoes in Bosnia?
Injured in action
What quote suggests that the love and good times were temporary in Manhunt?
After the first phase, after passionate nights and intimate days
What does the metaphor suggest that he must live with in Manhunt?
the foetus of metal beneath his chest
What metaphor is used to show his scars in Manhunt?
the frozen river which ran through his face
What quote shows the affects of war and PTSD on someone in Manhunt?
every nerve in his body had tightened and closed
What quote suggests a high degree of fragility in Manhunt?
and handle and hold the damaged, porcelain collar-bone
What quote suggests the wife had found the PTSD or problem in Manhunt?
to a sweating, unexploded mine
buried deep in his mind
What quote suggests that it is hard to find him again in Manhunt?
rungs of his broken ribs
Why is the rhyme scheme infrequent?
To show how he is broken
