The Manhunt. Simon Armitage. Flashcards
“The manhunt”
Title. Suggests something that he’s lost and is searching for.
“Porcelain” “silk”
Delicate
Beauty
Vulnerability
“Grazed heart” “broken ribs”
Broken body parts.
Human casualties of war and the vulnerability of both mind and body
“Foetus of metal” “unexploded mine”
Potential to still explode.
Permanent scarring.
Pain is still growing both physically and mentally.
“Only then did I come close”
Journey through his healing and pain and reconciliation as a couple.
Finally close to ‘catching’ him.
Context
Based on Eddie Beddoes.
Told from wife’s perspective of his PTSD.
Bulkan war.
Structure.
Couplets.
Rhymes at first then doesn’t, EZ at first then disjointed.
THEMES AND COMPARATIVE POEMS
War and lasting effects.
MW. Wife in London. Dulce.
Relationships and love.
Cozy apologia. Dulce.
Suffering mental/physical.
MW. Dulce.
“explore” “handle and held” “trace”
Verbs reflect how delicate and new he is to her
“Frozen river”
Tears or scars?
