war photographer Flashcards
spools of suffering set out in ordered rows
juxtaposition shows that his job is to make order out of chaos
sibilance of harsh s emphasizes the suffering that he sees
as this were a church and he a priest
simile to a priest , both dedicated to their job, commitment, see people wrongs, want to show and convert people
“Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh”
caesura between different wars suggests he has been to many but he is an outsider and he keeps moving
plosive sounds
“which did not tremble then though seem to now””
he was calm in war not now that is safe
suggestion of PTSD, hands tremble after returning from warzone and because he associates safe places with images of war
“ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel”
people don’t realize horror of war as the only problem there in England is the weather
“half-formed ghost”
this metaphor has double meaning
physical photo appearing
mentally processing his trauma
ghosts of victims haunt him
“foreign dust”
far away in warzone but also here on the picture and his memory
contrasting safety of home with danger of war
will pick out five or six
tone is colloquial informal language
has little regards for people in pictures 100 agonies but he is financially motivated
“tears between the bath and the pre-lunch beers”
half-rhyme speeds up the pace, shows how quickly people forget, we barely stop and then we continue our lives
“they do not care”
people and editor don’t care
monosyllabic lexis because simplistic words appropriate to simplistic response
form
very rigid structure contrasts chaotic images described
4 stanzas of 6 lines
each stanza ends with a rhyming couplet
what does the poem do
show the cycle of his job
main themes
the horror of war.
our increasing indifference to the victims of conflict.
physical or mental experiences
poet
duffy
