War Photographer Flashcards
metaphor
biblical reference, human life is meaningless, but the writer is signifying that life is valuable and wishes other people would see it how he does
All flesh is grass
A metaphor suggesting that all of the pain and suffering has been condensed down into one black and white image and tells us that the pain should be in colour, therefore black and white neglects the value of human life and suggests that their pain and suffering isn’t valuable enough to be in colour
A hundred agonies in black and white
Shows the comfort of those who are not directly affected by war and the lack of emotion when they look over the newspaper for a few seconds then move onto the next story
“The readers eyeballs prick with tears, between the bath and pre-lunch beers”