War Photographer

Question 1

Quote 1 “Blood stained into foreign dust”

Answer 1

graphic imagery that stays with the photographer
“stained” unwanted yet permanent and hard to remove
“foreign” strange and detached from us
a place we have ruined
imagery of “dust” implies guilt
inspiration from friend as war photographer

Question 2

Quote 2 “tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”

Answer 2

symbolic of sadness yet people forget and go onto daily lives
enjambment before reflects speed we forget horrors of war
juxtaposition between what we see and reality

Question 3

Quote 3 “Spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”

Answer 3

“spools” photography term also meaning lots implies there are many pictures of suffering
sibilance makes it sound sinister
“ordered rows” show an attempt to regain order to chaos of war reflected also by the four regular 6 line stanzas which link to theme of horrors of war