War photographer Flashcards
What are the 3countries he names??
Belfast, Beirut, and Phnom Penh
How many pictures will his editor pick for the news paper??
5 or 6
What language device is ‘spools of suffering’??
A metaphor
What does he mean by ‘He has a job to do’??
It sounds like he doesn’t really want to do it but feels like he needs to
What does he mean by ‘his hands which did not tremble then’??
He was only realising how bad war really is until he’s back in his office which might portray that he is ashamed or horrified at what he did/what was happening
What does PTSD stand for??
Post Dramatic Stress Disorder
What language device is ‘agonies’??
Emotive language
What language device is ‘stained’??
Emotive language
What does he mean by ‘all flesh is grass’??
Biblical allusion- loads of bodies, insignificent