The Manhunt Flashcards

1
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Author?

A

Simon armitage

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2
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Context?

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  • Bosnian war
  • Eddie Beddows and wife Laura
  • PTSD
  • blazan poetry (physical tracing of lovers body)
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3
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Structure

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  • Literal tracing of the body
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4
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Imagery? 2 quotes and 2 words

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  • body compared to war landscape “frozen river”
  • compared to machine “blown hinge”
  • fragile “porcelain” “silk”
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5
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Quote from middle of the poem , shows she is hopeful and sums up relationship showing they are sharing the pain

A

“And feel the hurt of his grazed heart”

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6
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Unnatural quote that shows the PTSD also disturbing

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“The foetus of metal beneath his chest”

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7
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Last lines, ambiguous. Shows husband stuck and haunted in past and wife is in the present.

A

“Every nerve in his body has tightened and closed. Then, and only then, did I come close.”

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8
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Form?

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Poem is broken up and fragmented like his mind
Whole poem is in couplets
Half rhyme to show that its not a whole relationship and she is trying to connect

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