War poems Flashcards
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Manhunt beginning of poem
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Anaphora of “only then” across rhyming couplets
“only then would he let me trace” // “only then would he let me explore”
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The Manhunt middle of poem
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Metaphor/War imagery used on his body parts to show lasting impact
“the parachute silk of his punctured lung”
“and climb the rungs of his broken ribs”
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Manhunt End of Poem
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“traced the scarring”…“to a sweating, unexploded mine buried deep in his mind” - metaphor
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4
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Mametz Wood BoP quote
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- “the china plate of a shoulder blade”
- “the relic of a finger”
These relics represent wasted lives.
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Mametz Wood MoP quote
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