War Photographer

Question 1

What are the THEMES presented in ‘War Photographer’?

Answer 1

• Effects of Conflict
• Reality of Conflicts
• Memory
• Anger
• Guilt
• Individual Experiences

Question 2

Complete the quotation:
“with —— of ——— set out in ——- rows.”

Answer 2

“with SPOOLS of SUFFERING set out in ORDERED rows.”

Spools - Metaphor creates a sense of order. Implies that the subject is trying to make order and good out of suffering.

Suffering/Ordered - Juxtaposition between what the photographer tries to do and the horrorifying reality of conflict.

Question 3

Complete the quotation:
“The reader’s eyeballs —–
with tears, between the —- and ——— —–.”

Answer 3

“The reader’s eyeballs PRICK
with tears, between the BATH and PRE-LUNCH BEERS.”

Prick - Verb implies the lack of importance people place on war who are not directly affected by it.

Bath/Pre-Lunch Beers - Listing of luxuries contrasts with the imagery of pain throughout the poem. Higlights the suffering solders experience.

Question 4

Complete the quotation:
“All —– is —–.”

Answer 4

“All FLESH is GRASS.”

Grass - Metaphor creates viceral and grousome imagery and poits out the scale of bloodshed in war.

Flesh/Grass - Biblical reference talks about how huma life is temporary, and highlights the fragility of life.

Question 5

What is the Contectual knowledge of ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy:

Answer 5

• Explores the gory results of war, and talks about the internal conflict going on in the heart and mind of a war photographer.
• Presents views toward society and the agonies of war, along with the lack of interest of mankind toward it.
• War photographers are those real people who endanger their lives to take photographs of war and help people visualize the horrors of war anywhere in the world.
• Inspired by his friendship with Don McCullin and Philip Jones Griffiths.