Remains-Quotes Flashcards
Complete the quote: ‘____ through his life’
‘Rips through his life’
Complete the quote: ‘His ___ life in my ___ hands’
‘His bloody life in my bloody hands’
Complete the quote: ‘___ armed, ___ not’
‘Probably armed, possibly not’
Complete the quote: ‘___ in behind ___ lines’
‘Dug in behind enemy lines’
Complete the quote: ‘All ___of us open ___’
‘All three of us open fire’
What is the context of remains?
It was part of a series of poems called ‘The not dead’ and was inspired by tv interviews from soldiers. Remains is about a british soldier in Iraq and uses flashbacks to show memories.
What is the ‘big idea’ in remains?
The psychological effects of war and the trauma it causes. It shows the haunting memories that cause PTSD and how they often relive the trauma through flashbacks and nightmares.
What structural techniques have been used?
Freeverse-to replicate the personal story and how he retells it casually.
Couplet-In final stanza shows understanding of the guilt as it comes to the end.
Tone-Starts casual and changes to violent.
