The Manhunt - Quotations

Question 1

“after ______ nights and ______ days”

Answer 1

“after passionate nights and intimate days”

Question 2

“after passionate nights and intimate days” what does this show

Answer 2

could be the start of a traditional love poem, echoes the first stage of a relationship - the couple are reconnecting

Question 3

“after passionate nights and intimate days” what couplet is this

Answer 3

first

Question 4

“only ____ would he ___ me”

Answer 4

“only then would he let me”

Question 5

“only then would he let me” what does this show

Answer 5

emphasises the soldier’s recovery is slow and painstaking

Question 6

“only then would he let me” what couplets is this from

Answer 6

second and third - repetition emphasises ( the soldier’s recovery is slow and painstaking)

Question 7

“only ___ would he let me ____ the _____ river which ___ through his ___”

Answer 7

“only then would he let me trace the frozen river which ran through his face”

Question 8

“only then would he let me trace the frozen river which ran through his face” what does this show

Answer 8

rhyming of “trace” and “face” sound positive - they’re making progress

Question 9

“only then would he let me trace the frozen river which ran through his face” which couplet is this from

Answer 9

second

Question 10

“the ____ hinge of his ______ ___”

Answer 10

“the blown hinge of his lower jaw”

Question 11

“the blown hinge of his lower jaw” what does this show

Answer 11

image of physical brokenness suggests her husband struggles to talk about his experiences

Question 12

“the blown hinge of his lower jaw” which couplet is this from

Answer 12

third

Question 13

“damaged, ______, collar-____”

Answer 13

“damages, porcelain, collar-bone”

Question 14

“damages, porcelain, collar-bone” what does this show

Answer 14

images of the soldiers broken body show how fragile he is. The fact that his body is broken down into a series of separate objects shows how war dehumanises people

Question 15

“damages, porcelain, collar-bone” which couplet is this from

Answer 15

fourth

Question 16

“fractured _____ of ______- blade”

Answer 16

“fractured rudder of shoulder-blade”

Question 17

“fractured rudder of shoulder-blade” what does this show

Answer 17

images of the soldiers broken body show how fragile he is. The fact that his body is broken down into a series of separate objects shows how war dehumanises people

Question 18

“fractured rudder of shoulder-blade” which couplet is this from

Answer 18

fifth

Question 19

“I ____ the ___”

Answer 19

“I bind the struts”

Question 20

“I bind the struts” what does this show

Answer 20

personal pronoun shows the speaker is actively involved in her husbands recovery. Figurative language suggests she’s patching him up to make him strong again.

Question 21

“I bind the struts” which couplet is this from

Answer 21

seventh

Question 22

“the ____ of his ____ lungs”

Answer 22

“the ruts of his broken lungs”

Question 23

“the ruts of his broken lungs” what does this show

Answer 23

comparing his ribs to a ladder implies his recovery is a slow, step-by-step process

Question 24

“the ruts of his broken lungs” which couplet is this from

Answer 24

seventh

Question 25

“traced the _____ back to it’s ____”

Answer 25

“traced the scarring back to it’s source”

Question 26

“traced the scarring back to it’s source” what does this show

Answer 26

extended metaphor - the speaker has found the source of the “river” from stanza 2. She’s moving closer to the cause of his suffering

Question 27

“every ____ in his body had _____ and closed. Then, and only then, did I ____ close”

Answer 27

“every nerve in his body tightened and closed. Then, and only then, did I come close”

Question 28

“every nerve in his body tightened and closed. Then, and only then, did I come close” what does this show

Answer 28

the last lines don’t fully rhyme which makes this a muted ending - the speaker has made progress, but can only “come close”.