War Photographer Flashcards
Word choice “finally alone”
suggests the job takes the photographer to a dark place mentally: anxiety, stress and horror -he is happy to finally have time to himself
Imagery “all flesh is grass.”
biblical quotation, warning us that we are all mortal and that life is short.
Word Choice “hands which did not tremble then/though seem to now”
suggests his hands are steady when taking photographs, though when he arrives home, his hands tremble with fear and anxiety.
-suggests he is haunted by his memories
Word choice “nightmare”
emphasises the horrors experienced by the photographer while working on the warzones
Word choice “Rural England.”
suggests a tranquil and peaceful countryside.
Word choice “ordinary pain”
suggests that the kind of pain in England is trivial and can be treated with mere sunshine. This contrasts with the agonising and serious pain in warzones.
Imagery ‘Half-formed ghost’
suggests that the photographer is haunted by memories of the atrocities he has seen.
Word choice ‘He remembers the cries’
suggests the sensitivity of the photographer, who is upset by his memories from the warzones.
Sentence Structure ‘they do not care.’
suggests that the British public’s response to the pictures is not adequate as they show no interest to what is happening abroad.
Word choice ‘fields’
has connotations of somewhere tranquil, contrasts with ‘explode’ with its connotations of pain and destruction.
