War photographer Flashcards
(13 cards)
“_ _ suffering _ _ _ _ rows”
“spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
“All _ is _”
“all flesh is grass”
“_ _ faintly _ _ twist _ _ _ “
“strangers features faintly start to twist before his eyes”
“half _ ghost”
“half formed ghost”
“sought _ _ _ _ do _ _ must”
“sought approval without words to do what someone must”
“a hundred _ _ _ _ _”
“a hundred agonies in black and white”
“his hands _ _ _ tremble then _ _ _ _”
“his hands which did not tremble then but seem to now”
“_ readers _ _ _ tears _ _ _ and pre lunch _”
“the readers eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre lunch beers”
“he stares _”
“he stares impassively”
“_ _ not care”
“they do not care”
context in war photographer
-duffy was poet laureate
-location is ambiguous and therefore universal “belfast. beirut. phnom penh”
form/ structure in was photographer
-enjambment- sense that the world is out of order and confused
-rhyme reinforces how he is trying to bring order
-contrast- rural england vs war zones
key themes in war photographer
-detachment or the observer
-role of the media
-humanity and compassion
