Manhunt Flashcards
Context on Simon Armitage
Celebrated c___________ E______ poet
Current Poet ________
Wrote poem for ‘F________ H_____: The N__ D___’ documentary
Celebrated contemporary English poet
Current Poet Laureate
Wrote poem for ‘Forgotten Heroes: The Not Dead’ documentary
Context on Simon Armitage
Poem about e______ of w__
Based on violent _______ War (1___-__)
UN P___________ were sent to p______ people
About E____ B______: British S______ turned p__________
Suffered from ____
Poem told from Eddie’s ____ _____ Beddoes perspective
Poem about effects of war
Based on violent Bosnian War (1992-95)
UN Peacekeepers were sent to protect people
About Eddie Beddoes: British Soldier turned peacekeeper
Suffered from PTSD
Poem told from Eddie’s wife Laura Beddoes perspective
Quotes/Form/Structure of the Poem
Armitage immediately creates t______ in the poem when the persona, _____ B______, asks to ‘___ me _____’ and ‘___ me _______.’ The repetition highlights t______ in the r___________ due to Eddie’s ____, making ____ activities d________ and perhaps d____________ for him.
Armitage immediately creates tension in the poem when the persona Laura Beddoes asks to ‘let me trace’ and ‘let me explore.’ The repetition highlights tension in the relationship due to Eddie’s PTSD, making love activities difficult and perhaps discomforting for him.
Quotes/Form/Structure of the Poem
Armitage uses r______ c_______ to s________ the h______ process of Eddie and Laura’s ____________
In the _____ stanza rhyming c_______ such as ‘_____’ and ‘____’ highlight the strength in the ____________. Whereas in the _______ stanza there are no c_______ as Eddie’s ____ has caused the relationship to temporarily ________ implied by the ‘_____’ and ‘_________ ____’ ____ rhyme suggesting that love is _________. However, in the final _ stanzas the persona begins to __________ Eddie’s p___ and t_____ with the final _ lines ‘______’ and ‘_____’ containing ____ rhyme suggesting that the h______ process in their relationship is still __________ but they are getting closer to c____________
Armitage uses rhyming couplets to symbolise the healing process of Eddie and Laura’s relationship
In the first stanza rhyming couplets such as ‘trace’ and ‘face’ highlight the strength in the relationship. Whereas in the second stanza there are no couplets as Eddie’s PTSD has caused the relationship to temporarily collapse implied by the ‘thumb’ and ‘punctured lung’ half rhyme suggesting that love is weakening. However, in the final 3 stanzas the persona begins to comprehend Eddie’s pain and trauma with the final 2 lines ‘closed’ and ‘close’ containing half rhyme suggesting that the healing process in their relationship is still incomplete but they are getting closer to completeness
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
The persona pictures images of n_____ that reflect the s________ after ___. She describes Eddie’s face as a ‘_____ ____’. This is s_______ of Eddie’s deep s____ physically from b_____ and emotionally from his P___
The persona pictures images of nature that reflect the stillness after war. She describes Eddie’s face as a ‘frozen river’. This is symbolic of Eddie’s deep scars physically from battle and emotionally from his PTSD
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
‘b____ h____ of his l____ j__’
V______ Image
Suggests P___
B_____ Experiences of W__
Laura can’t comprehend the extent of the b_____ w_____
‘blown hinge of his lower jaw’
Violent Image
Suggests Pain
Broken Experiences of War
Laura can’t comprehend the extent of the broken wounds
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
‘________, __________ mine’
m_______ - ____ compared to mine
h_____ - can go off at any t___
not easily v_____ to someone looking for it
‘sweating, unexploded mine’
metaphor - PTSD compared to mine
hidden - can go off at any time
not easily visible to someone looking for it
Quotes/Language of the Poem
‘__ _______’
‘__’ is a definite _______
‘_______’ is very important to _____ Beddoes
‘Manhunt’ = n___ someone has been l___
Poem about c_______ someone back
‘The Manhunt’
‘The’ is a definite article
‘Manhunt’ is very important to Laura Beddoes
‘Manhunt’ = noun someone has been lost
Poem about claiming someone back
Quotes/Language of the Poem
‘________ _____’
Explores as c_____ tone
Loving E____ e___ for L____ - trauma no c____
Hint of p________ “w______ on e________”
Normalises ____ - Laura u___ to it
‘Skirting along’
Explores as casual tone
Loving Eddie easy for Laura - trauma no chore
Hint of precarity “walking on eggshells”
Normalises PTSD - Laura used to it
Develop some more ideas for me about the poem
Manhunt establishes the theme of l__ and w__ throughout the poem creating a f______ and s_____ mood from _____ Beddoes perspective. She attempts to ‘____ the ______’ of his b_____ body due to suffering with ____. The v___ ‘____’ implies that Laura is attempting to repair her b_____ husband Eddie and provides a theme of h___ in the m_____ stanzas that they can restore their i________ relationship
Furthermore, Armitage displays a p________ tone in the f____ stanza when L____ ‘____ _____’. This use of h___ r____shows that E____ is on a process of h______ from his ____ and is now on his way to a potential r_______.
Manhunt establishes the theme of loss and war throughout the poem creating a fragile and solemn mood from Laura Beddoes perspective. She attempts to ‘bind the struts’ of his broken body due to suffering with PTSD. The verb ‘bind’ implies that Laura is attempting to repair her broken husband Eddie and provides a theme of home in the middle stanzas that they can restore their intimate relationship
Furthermore, Armitage displays a promising tone in the final stanzas when Laura ‘come close’. This use of half rhyme shows that Eddie is on a process of healing from his PTSD and is now on his way to a potential recovery.
Overall themes of the Poem
L___ and R____________
P___ and S________
E______ of W__
Love and Relationships
Pain and Suffering
Effects of War
