War photographer Flashcards
What is the mnemonic
SHART
“Spools __ ________ ___ ___ __ ______ ____”
“ spools of suffering set out in order rows”
“Spools __ ________ ___ ___ __ ______ ____”, method
“ spools of suffering set out in order rows”
- sibilance
- paradox - chaos and suffering are reduced to something ordered.
“He ___ _ ___ __ __”
“He has a job to do”
“He ___ _ ___ __ __”, method
“He has a job to do”
- short, simple sentence using monosyllabic words - he has to put his emotions aside, like a soldier does
“A ________ ______ __ ______ ___ _____”
“A hundred agonies in black and white”
“A ________ ______ __ ______ ___ _____”, method
“A hundred agonies in black and white”
- emotive metaphor to describe his photos. Having the pictures printed seems to confirm and solidify the suffering they show.
“Running _______ __ _ ________ ____”
“Running children in a nightmare heat”
“Running _______ __ _ ________ ____”, method
“Running children in a nightmare heat”
- may be a reference to a Vietnam War photo, the link hint at the importance of the photographer’s work, as the photo is something credited with helping to end the war
Form
- regular rhyme scheme
- enjambment reflects the gradual revealing of the photo as it develops
Structure
- distinct change (start of 3rd stanza) about specific death, at the end work is received
“ they __ ___ ____”
“ they do not care”
“ they __ ___ ____”, method
“ they do not care”
- this is ambiguous - it could refer to the readers of the newspapers who don’t care about the victims of the war, or it could be refer to the wider world, which is apathetic about other’s suffering
Who wrote the poem?
Carol Ann Duffy
Who was the poet?
First female Poet Laureate (2009)
