POETRY ANTHOLOGY 😉

Question 1

Paragraph structure

Answer 1

P - point
R - reference
T - technique
E - effect - language, form and structure - effect on the reader
AO3 - context - max twice
Z - zoom in
E - effect - language, form and structure - effect on the reader
L - Link - writers intentioned and link to purpose of a poem

Question 2

Purpose of the manhunt

Answer 2

To show the strain war puts on relationships and to show how war wounds extend beyond the physical

Question 3

Words to use when describing war in the manhunt

Answer 3

Harmful (both physically and emotionally)
Traumatic
Lingering
Damaging
Dehumanising
Invisible

Question 4

Context of the manhunt

Answer 4

This poem was part of a series to raise awareness of PTSD and how this disorder impacts many soldiers and other individuals who have served in military conflict zones. Speaker represents Laura, wife of Eddie beddoe who was a peacemaker in the 1990s Croat-Bosniak conflict and he was shot three times causing severe injuries to his face and body.

Question 5

The manhunt first quote and technique

Answer 5

“Only then would he let me trace the frozen river which ran through his face”. Repetition of “only then” shows the time it takes to restore. Enjambment throughout to show the slow process of healing through the trauma. Metaphor “frozen river” describes his scar and emotional coldness.

Question 6

The manhunt second quote and technique

Answer 6

“The blown hinge of his lower jaw” metaphor implies physical damage and difficulty in speaking and expressing emotions - can throw in some context here. The fragmented structure of poem reflects broken nature of the communication

Question 7

The manhunt third quote and technique

Answer 7

“The foetus of metal beneath his chest”. Metaphor shows soldiers vulnerability and something unnatural is growing inside him because of combat

Question 8

The manhunt fourth quote and technique

Answer 8

“Then I widened the search”. Use of first person pronoun and implying to title shows that it also affects the wife a lot and how war impacts a lot more people than just the people who combat and relation to title reflects a man who is lost and some who people are looking for reflecting the distance in the relationship because of combat.

Question 9

Shows synonym

Answer 9

Shows
Indicates
Reveals
Elicits
Evokes
Displays
Highlights
Conveys
Presents
Expresses

Question 10

What is the purpose of sonnet 43

Answer 10

To celebrate a love so powerful it is almost spiritual and to honour real devotion and unconditional love such as the one to her partner

Question 11

First sonnet 43 quote and techniques

Answer 11

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”.
Rhetorical question centres around first persons expressions of intense love and implies that this poem could not only be a response but directed at someone. The act of counting suggest a love so immense it can’t be defined

Question 12

Second sonnet 43 quote

Answer 12

“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height”
Metaphor presents the ceaseless nature of the speakers devotion and the intensity of the love. Repetition of “I love thee” furthers this.

Question 13

Third sonnet 43 quote and form/structure

Answer 13

“If god choose, I shall but love thee better after death.”
Spiritual imagery - context
She concludes with a declaration that the speakers love will not only endure but grow after death and shows love is a higher power. The traditional pattern of a pertrarchan sonnet with iambic pentameter adds to the poem’s romantic nature