war photographer Flashcards
meaning of the pictures
The pictures depict huge suffering.
But the speaker describes how most people will glance over a few of them in the newspaper from the comfort of their safe home.
The speaker says they won’t understand fully or do anything about, what they see.
her inspiration
Duffy’s own friendship with a war photographer is the inspiration behind the poem.
She explores the complex and potentially controversial role of a war photographer, who is so close to horrific events but can do nothing to help.
“Spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
Imagery/metaphor.
This quote hints at the photographer’s efforts to make sense of and order something so horrific.
There is a contrast between what the photographer tries to do and the reality of conflict.
“A hundred agonies in black and white”
This quote is designed to make the reader understand the intensity of the suffering caused by war.
“All flesh is grass”
Biblical imagery and a metaphor.
This quote points out the scale of bloodshed and creates a gruesome image in the readers’ head.
This is also a line from the Bible that means human life is temporary.
“Running children in a nightmare heat”
This quote is designed to make the reader understand the intensity of the suffering caused by war.
Duffy refers to children to remind the reader of the innocent lives affected by war.
______ of _________ set out in _________ rows
spools of suffering set out in ordered rows
a ________ agonies in ______ and _____
a hundred agonies in black and white
all _____ is ______
all flesh is grass
running ________ in a__________ heat
running children in a nightmare heat
