War Photographer

Question 1

Quote which highlights how the people of England do not take the horrors of war seriously and view it in a casual manner

Answer 1

“With tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”
Devices: Speeds up pace, Internal rhyme

Question 2

Quote which symbolises war graves and highlights how the public tries to organise the death and suffering caused by war.

Answer 2

“Spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
Devices: Metaphor, Sibilance

Question 3

The amount of stanzas + lines in the poem (fixated and strict) could suggest that the photographer’s efforts of conveying the horrors of war are futile. Also represents a common photo size, a snapshot of suffering that people can bare.

Answer 3

4 stanzas - 6 lines long

Question 4

Quote which is split from the rest of the line with a full-stop, which suggests that the people of England away from conflict are disconnected from the brutal reality of war

Answer 4

“Rural England.”
Device: Caesurae

Question 5

Quote which compares the photographer to a priest, which may suggest how he is trying to spread something which is hard to believe. To citizens it is hard to understand without experiencing it, much like Christians and God.

Answer 5

“As… a priest preparing to intone a Mass”
Device: Simile, Religious Imagery

Question 6

Quote where the British Republic are referred to as “they”, suggesting how little the photographer identifies with our lives and values. This closing line seems to suggest a growing acceptance that his photos make no difference.

Answer 6

“They do not care”