Remains, Simon Armitage Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
What quote uses anaphora to convey the ambiguity of the looter?
A
“probably armed, possibly not.” Stanza 1
2
Q
What quote uses pathetic fallacy/ light imagery to imply the looter went to heaven?
A
“I see broad daylight on the other side” Stanza 3
3
Q
What quote uses plosives to highlight the soldier’s painful guilt?
A
“And the drink and the drugs won’t flush him out” Stanza 6
4
Q
What quote on the last stanza uses anaphora/a pun (allusion from Macbeth) to emphasise his guilt?
A
“his bloody life in my bloody hands” Stanza 8
