War photographer

Question 1

What does spools of suffering suggest

Answer 1

It emphasises that there are loads of disturbing images from war and the public have a limited understanding of it.

Question 2

What does like a priest suggest

Answer 2

His images communicate a spiritual message to his audience.

Question 3

What does the caesura after he had a job to do emphasise

Answer 3

It introduces a matter of fact tone but it’s not just a job as it effects him psychologically

Question 4

Why does the poet compare a person to a half formed ghost

Answer 4

The image is white like a ghost but on a deeper level , the images of war are haunting the war photographer

Question 5

What is the main idea of the poem

Answer 5

War is happening everywhere all the time and the public have a lack of sympathy and understanding.

Question 6

What does the use of number hundred agonies in black and white suggest

Answer 6

There are lots of images but it contrasts with the numbers 5 or 6 which is the number of images which the public will see. It shows that the public don’t see the true scale of war

Question 7

What is the point of their being 4 ,6 line stanzas

Answer 7

It creates an orderly poetic structure which contrasts with the chaos of war.