Remains Analysis

Question 1

“His bloody life in my bloody hands”

Answer 1

Connects to the idiom ‘blood on my hands’ - he feels responsible for the death of the robber and cannot get rid of the guilt from his hands
Repetition of expletives shows clear guilt and frustration with himself

Question 2

“End of story, except not really”

Answer 2

Volta - creates a shift and change, even thought he has returned home, the soldier cannot escape his regret

Question 3

“I see every round as it rips through his life”

Answer 3

Metaphor - Violent imagery - makes a really disgusting picture of this man’s death - contextually, the soldier states that he could see this in the bank robber