WAR PHOTOGRAPHER

Question 1

summary of war photographer

Answer 1

• man is in a dark room developing photos from war areas
• he realises that the public dont even care abt the issues of war
• he reflects on this then at the end one plane to his next destnation

Question 2

perspective, structure and form of war photographer

Answer 2

• perspective - third person - sence of detachment - alienisation
• 4 sestets and contrast ABBCDD rhyme scheme - ironic bc it contrasts with the chaotic war-torn areas and could reflect England instead.

Question 3

language of war photographer

Answer 3

• contrast - ‘hundred agonies’ and ‘baths and pre-lunch beers’ alienated that the English dont care abt the issues and he can’t understand why
• dehumanisation ‘foreign dust’
• sematic field of violence - ppl arent doing enough to help or prevent war - overall message of the poem
• asydetic listing - ‘Belfast. Beirut. phnom penh’ - wide range of conflicts which creates an aggressive plosive and disjointed sound - reflecting the nature of war