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The Manhunt Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘The Manhunt’?

A

Simon Armitage

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When was ‘The Manhunt’ written?

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2007

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3
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What war is described in ‘The Manhunt’?

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Bosnian War

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4
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Which Channel 4 documentary did Armitage write ‘The Manhunt’ for?

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Forgotten Heroes : The Not Dead

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What is the name of the wife of the soldier in ‘The Manhunt’?

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Laura

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6
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Who is the injured soldier in ‘The Manhunt’?

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Eddie Bedoes

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7
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finish the quote : ‘after the..

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…first phase’

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8
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finish the quote : ‘after passionate…

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…nights’

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9
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finish the quote : ‘intimate…

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…days’

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10
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finish the quote : ‘only then…

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…would he let me trace’

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11
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finish the quote : ‘let me..

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…trace’

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12
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finish the quote : ‘the blown….

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…hinge of his lower jaw’

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finish the quote : ‘and handle…

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…and hold’

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14
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finish the quote : ‘the damaged…

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…porcelain collar bone’

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finish the quote : ‘blown hinge of…

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…his lower jaw’

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finish the quote : ‘damaged…

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…porcelain collar bone’

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17
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finish the quote : ‘and mind…

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…and attend’

18
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finish the quote : ‘the fractured….

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..rudder of his shoulder blade’

19
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finish the quote : ‘rudder of…

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…his shoulder blade’

20
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finish the quote : ‘and finger….

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…and thumb’

21
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finish the quote : ‘the parachute…

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….silk of punctured lung’

22
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finish the quote : ‘only then could i…

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…bind the struts’

23
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finish the quote : ‘climb the…

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…rungs of broken ribs’

24
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finish the quote : ‘rungs of…

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…his broken ribs’

25
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finish the quote : ‘and feel….

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…the hurt’

26
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finish the quote : ‘of his…

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..grazed heart’

27
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finish the quote : ‘skirting…

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…along’

28
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finish the quote : ‘only then could i…

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…picture the scan’

29
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finish the quote : ‘the foetus of…

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…metal’

30
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finish the quote : ‘beneath his…

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….chest’

31
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finish the quote : ‘where the bullet…

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…had finally come to rest’

32
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finish the quote : ‘finally…

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…come to rest’

33
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finish the quote : ‘then i…

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…widened the search’

34
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finish the quote : ‘traced the….

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…scarring’

35
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finish the quote : ‘back to…

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…its source’

36
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finish the quote :’to a sweating….

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….unexploded mine’

37
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finish the quote : ‘buried deep in…

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…his mind’

38
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finish the quote : ‘around which…

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..every nerve in his body’

39
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finish the quote : ‘had tightened and…

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…closed’

40
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finish the quote : ‘then and….

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…only then’

41
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finish the quote : ‘did i…

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…come close’

42
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How does Simon Armitage use half rhyme in ‘The Manhunt’?

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to symbolise relationship after war - rhyme is not same as it was before and rhyme is disconnected

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