War Photographer Flashcards
(27 cards)
what can be said about the stanzas and rhyme scheme? (war photographer)
- regular rhyme scheme
-4 equal length paragraphs
-‘set out in ordered rows’ the form echos the care that the photographer takes over his work
what does the use of enjambment reflect?(war photographer)
the gradual revealing of the photo as it develops
what does the poem follow?(war photographer)
the actions and thoughts of the photographer in his darkroom
why is there a change at the 3rd stanza and what does the focus shift to?(war photographer)
-the photographer remembers a specific death
-focus shifts to the way the photographers work is received
how is religious imagery used?(war photographer)
-references to religion make it sound like the photographer is a priest conducting a funeral
-sense of ceremony with his actions
how is contrast used?(war photographer)
-‘rural England’ contrasts the war zones that the photographer visits
-the grieving widow is compared with people in England who’s eyes only ‘prick with tears’ at the pain
how his detachment presented?(war photographer)
-even though the photographer is detached from the war zones he is still deeply effected at home, mentally still there
-‘finally alone’ ‘impassively’ show how the photographer is detached from his life in England
how is emotive language used?(war photographer)
-the powerful emotive imagery is sued to reflect the horrors of war seen by the photographer and captured in his photos
-duffy tries to represent the true horror of conflict in her work to get justice for the victims of war
what are 3 feelings/attitudes in the poem?(war photographer)
-pain
-detachment
-anger
how is pain presented?(war photographer)
-the photographs depict real pain ‘a hundred agonies’
-emotional pain felt by the widow
-horrific pain of war is contrasted by ordinary life at home
how is anger presented?(war photographer)
-the poem ends with a sense of anger at the people that dont care about the suffering of others
-Duffy wants compassion
‘spools of …….. set out in …….. rows’
suffering, ordered
-rows like war graves
-paradox is used as chaos and suffering are reduced to something ordered
‘as thought this were a ….’
church
-simile
-shows seriousness of his work
-solum act, funeral
‘all ….. is grass’
flesh
-biblical reference
-human life is temporary
‘he has a … to do’
job
-monosyllabic words
-put his emotions aside like a soldier does
‘which did not ……. them’
tremble
-irony is used
-calm in the face of horror but now they effect him
‘Belfast. Beirut. Phnom.Penh’
plosive sounds break soft mood like gunfire
‘of running children in a ………. heat’
nightmare
-reference to the Vietnam war
-importance of work
-photo helped end the war because it exposed the true nature of it
‘…… is happening’
something
‘a strangers …….’
features
-focusing o one photo and family makes this personal and emphasised real suffering of war
‘a half formed ……’
ghost
-photo is still developing so that’s why its half formed
-also suggests that the body is mutated/ half blown away
‘to do what …….. must’
someone
-emphasises the importance of his role
-as he has to inform the public about the reality of war
‘a hundred ……. in black and …..’
agonies, white
-emotive metaphor to describe his photos
-having the pictures printed seems to confirm and solidity the suffering they show
-make it more tangible
‘Sundays …………’
supplement
-sibilant and plosive sounds make the reader almost spit the words out
-hits at the frustration and growing anger
-the word ‘supplement’ shows how its viewed not as important than the ‘real’ meal/ main newspaper
