War Photographer Flashcards
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War Photographer context (Carol Ann Duffy)
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- Carol Ann Duffet Poet Laureatte - Scottish Catholic - Glasgow to Liverpool
- Beirut - Lebanon Civil War 1980 - Christians vs Muslims
- Kemah Rouge - genocide with thousands dead
- Belfast - conflict
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War Photographer MUST mention
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- The poem contrasts rural England with warzones to emphasise the gulf between the public and the warzones, thus emphasising their detachment and his
- Bitterness and regret is conveyed in key rhyming couplets and sections to highlight his difficulty dealing with the experiences
- The ordered structure reflects the precision of his job which contrasts strongly with the chaos of his experiences
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War Photographer Structure
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- Written in 4 stanzas the poem features rhyming couplets interspaced with non rhyming lines.
- The regular structure can represent the order he is giving to the chaos in his photos, perhaps also the almost mechanical process he is going through and putting that distance between himself and the context.
- The poem is written as a narrative, leading us through the act of the photographer processing his photos, this again helps create a sense of detachment or even cynicism about what this action reflects, that people suffer and lose lives and the end result to us is a few pictures chosen for the newspapers.
