The Manhunt

Question 1

Who wrote ‘The Manhunt’?

Answer 1

Simon Armitage

Question 2

When was ‘The Manhunt’ written?

Answer 2

2007

Question 3

What war is described in ‘The Manhunt’?

Answer 3

Bosnian War

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Forgotten Heroes : The Not Dead

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Laura

Question 6

Who is the injured soldier in ‘The Manhunt’?

Answer 6

Eddie Bedoes

Question 7

finish the quote : ‘after the..

Answer 7

…first phase’

Question 8

finish the quote : ‘after passionate…

Answer 8

…nights’

Question 9

finish the quote : ‘intimate…

Answer 9

…days’

Question 10

finish the quote : ‘only then…

Answer 10

…would he let me trace’

Question 11

finish the quote : ‘let me..

Answer 11

…trace’

Question 12

finish the quote : ‘the blown….

Answer 12

…hinge of his lower jaw’

Question 13

finish the quote : ‘and handle…

Answer 13

…and hold’

Question 14

finish the quote : ‘the damaged…

Answer 14

…porcelain collar bone’

Question 15

finish the quote : ‘blown hinge of…

Answer 15

…his lower jaw’

Question 16

finish the quote : ‘damaged…

Answer 16

…porcelain collar bone’

Question 17

finish the quote : ‘and mind…

Answer 17

…and attend’

Question 18

finish the quote : ‘the fractured….

Answer 18

..rudder of his shoulder blade’

Question 19

finish the quote : ‘rudder of…

Answer 19

…his shoulder blade’

Question 20

finish the quote : ‘and finger….

Answer 20

…and thumb’

Question 21

finish the quote : ‘the parachute…

Answer 21

….silk of punctured lung’

Question 22

finish the quote : ‘only then could i…

Answer 22

…bind the struts’

Question 23

finish the quote : ‘climb the…

Answer 23

…rungs of broken ribs’

Question 24

finish the quote : ‘rungs of…

Answer 24

…his broken ribs’

Question 25

finish the quote : 'and feel....

Answer 25

...the hurt'

Question 26

finish the quote : 'of his...

Answer 26

..grazed heart'

Question 27

finish the quote : 'skirting...

Answer 27

...along'

Question 28

finish the quote : 'only then could i...

Answer 28

...picture the scan'

Question 29

finish the quote : 'the foetus of...

Answer 29

...metal'

Question 30

finish the quote : 'beneath his...

Answer 30

....chest'

Question 31

finish the quote : 'where the bullet...

Answer 31

...had finally come to rest'

Question 32

finish the quote : 'finally...

Answer 32

...come to rest'

Question 33

finish the quote : 'then i...

Answer 33

...widened the search'

Question 34

finish the quote : 'traced the....

Answer 34

...scarring'

Question 35

finish the quote : 'back to...

Answer 35

...its source'

Question 36

finish the quote :'to a sweating....

Answer 36

....unexploded mine'

Question 37

finish the quote : 'buried deep in...

Answer 37

...his mind'

Question 38

finish the quote : 'around which...

Answer 38

..every nerve in his body'

Question 39

finish the quote : 'had tightened and...

Answer 39

...closed'

Question 40

finish the quote : 'then and....

Answer 40

...only then'

Question 41

finish the quote : 'did i...

Answer 41

...come close'

Question 42

How does Simon Armitage use half rhyme in 'The Manhunt'?

Answer 42

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

Question 43

What is the significance of the title 'The Manhunt'?

Answer 43

searching life changing

Question 44

What type of soldier was Eddie Bedoes?

Answer 44

UN peacekeeper

Question 45

What type of poem is The Manhunt?

Answer 45

blazon poetry

Question 46

Give a quote from Armitage about this poem

Answer 46

'she's trying to defuse him'