War photographer Flashcards
Who wrote war photographer
Carol Ann Duffy
when was it written
1955
what type of imagery does the poet use
religious imagery to reverently describe the light and photographer to underline the importance of their jobs
Where is contrast used and give example
contrast made between hellish warzones and peaceful homelands; intensity of war with the indifference of the readers
eg- home again to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispell
to fields which don’t explode beneath the feet of running children
What type of rhyme is present
regular rhyme scheme and stanza length are neat and precise which represents the disciplined way the photographer does his job
give some context of the poem
photographs in the past had to be carefully developed under red light “spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
the poem has an interesting perspective on war from a job in which is also dangerous
what metaphor shows the photographer taking his work seriously
a priest preparing to intone mass
could also be seen as him going to a church and asking for forgiveness
what quotation shows the difficulty of his job
“he sought approval without words to do what someone must
what quotation shows how we take for granted our peace
the readers eyeballs prick with tears between the patch and pre-lunch beers
what colour are there semantic fields to and give example
red "only light is red" "nightmare heat" "all flesh is grass" shows danger
