War Photographer And Charge Of The Light Brigade Flashcards
Para 1 wp duty
Both protagonists in the poem feel they have a duty towards others.
“ he has a job to do” - sense of responsibility, a traumatic business simplified to just a job.
He sought approval without words to do what someone must do”-implies, he has driven by sense of duty to capture the moment, even when it is most painful to others. Feels this is obligatory through the imperative.
“ a priest, preparing an into mass”
Parallel between price and photography, both expose the pain, suffering, and death simile presents the mood of sombre . Religious imagery, perhaps implying that he is doing a sacred duty by sharing a spiritual message through photographs. Could imply his photograph serves as a remembrance of victims who we are affected.
Paragraph 2 cotlb duty
Simile in charge of the light brigade, the speaker presents the soldiers as feeling they have a duty to do.
“ someone has blundered. There’s not a make reply. There is not a reason why there is but to do and I die.”
Foreshadows military mistake
in 1854, Lord Raglan decided to attack the Russians he sent an order, but it was fatally misinterpreted and 600 men were set on a suicide mission
Makes a job is a memorable and simple following orders ryming couplet brings order to chaos.
“ half a league onwards all in the valley of death row the 600”
Sounds determined on stoppable and dynamic repetition of distance, emphasises the vulnerability and exposure .
Emphasises danger and builds tension sounds like they are trapped by death with reference from the Bible is it a holy sacrifice
Paragraph 3 Duffy shows the harsh reality of war
Duffy shows the harsh reality of war
“ 100 agonies and black and white” -could refer to the colour of the photos however, metaphorically could refer to photos and how they make agony and suffering easy to understand the extent of it. Connotes the amount of intense pain.
“ in a dark room, he’s finally alone with spools of suffering set out in orders rows”
His job has a mental team oil, dark room could be reflective of his mindset . Mysterious and sinister figure at the start someone who spends his life in the shadows symbolically represent how people are wary of war photographers.
Spools of suffering sibilance creates an eerie tone.
Paragraph 4 Tennyson glorifies war
Tennyson glorifies war
Title - perhaps war is one of life’s challenges does not question but sees it as inevitable. Psalm 23 4 Apple users, metaphor to represent life is inevitable difficulties and challenges. Perhaps he considers their death as a holy sacrifice.
Into the jaws of death on the mouth of hell - Seth is personified as a predatory figure destructive, and all consuming biblical battle between good and evil.
Dactylic diameter - mirrors horses, galloping into battle, create an energy, exciting driving feel.
“ flashed all, their sabres bare” -light sense of grace or holiness
Paragraph 5 ignorance
Speaker shows awareness of ignorance of people
Reese’s eyeballs prick with tears. They do not care.
Cannot be moved by indifference of reader? He’s determined to do his job, even if they don’t care.
Choice of noun eyeballs instead of eyes suggested the act of crying after seeing the photos is almost mechanical, not truly affected by the photos are non-superficial, emotional response eyeballs is ugly, suggesting that the readers response of disingenuous is ugly
Paragraph 6 urges remembrance
Does not accept the idea of being forgotten and urges remembrance
“ when can they Glory fade? Honour the charge they made. Honour the light brigade.
Rhetorical question, alludes the power to be a piece of propaganda . Imperative reputation of Anna fora closes the poem with the intention of glorifying the soldiers.. encourages the reader to keep memory alive. We should never let their sacrifice be forgotten. Semantic fields of admiration and respect for their hero qualities.
Poem is written in ballads form . Historic poetry form use to commemorate a story for future generations to here. The power to fit the purpose and axe to memorialise the people who were killed.
