War Photographer

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

The poem relates to a picture of a girl in a napalm attack where chemicals were dropped on people. This led to many people protesting and as a result the vietnam war was stopped.

Question 2

Form

Answer 2

Duffy writes the poem with a strict rule of 6 lines per stanza and ABBCDD rhyme schemes.

Question 3

Key Quote 1

Answer 3

Spools of suffering set out in ordered row

Question 4

Key Quote 1 analysis

Answer 4

Sibilance hints at the photographers efforts to make sense of and order something horrific.
it shows the lack of empathy for the situation shown by the outside world and have no idea of the reality of war and how they use these objects to symbolise war and dehumanise war.

Question 5

Key Quote 2

Answer 5

The readers eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers

Question 6

Key Quote 2 analysis

Answer 6

Using eyeballs instead of eyes shows that the person is crying after seeing the photos. Maybe it reflects that they don’t feel it emotionally but they are showing others this physical response
The use of alliteration signifies the reader’s frivolous nature.

Question 7

Key Quote 3

Answer 7

All flesh is grass

Question 8

Key Quote 3 analysis

Answer 8

A quote from the old testament of the bible.
Shows that all life is temporary
Gruesome imagery
Points out the scale of bloodshed.