War Photogrphaer Flashcards
Who is war photographer Witten by?
Carol Ann Duffy
What is the context of war photographer?
- pictures made in dark room
- more interested in actual photographer
- “those photographs are in the background but I’m more interested in the photographer” CAD
What is the overall form of the poem?
- 4 stanzas
- 6 lines
- ABBCDD
What does the ABBCDD rhyme scheme reflect?
Reflects war photographers job trying to order war
Juxtaposition- of structured scheme but chaos of war
what symbolism is used in the first line?
“dark room”
“light is red”
sinnnister evil connotation
what does ordered rows suggest on the second line?
- imagry
- war graves
what contradicts “light is red” and “dark room”?
“church”
“mass”
why is “rural England” put into a caesura?
separated by full stops separating rural England to war
what is a short sentence which shows how unpredictable war is?
“something is happening”
half formed…
ghost
what does “half formed ghost” connote?
- half a memory
- capturing peoples lives
what is the double meaning used?
“blood stains”
how is “blood stains” a double meaning?
- blood stains on mind
- stains of people killed
when is half rhyme used?
“tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”
what is the effect of the half rhyme “tears between the bathing pre-lunch beers”?
- quickening pace
- representing the speed of how quick people forget the horrors of war
