War Photographer

Question 1

Language:
Quotes/ links->
-“As though this were a a church..”
-“Belfast..” + “Ordinary pain..”
-“Blood stained..”

Answer 1

Analysis:
-Religious imagery: “church..”
Suggests photographers work is sacred therefore elevating his role to someone bearing witness.
-Contrast: “Belfast” +”Ordinary pain..”
Highlights divide between suffering in war and comfort abroad.
-Emotive language: “Blood stained..”
Evokes horrors of war and victims silent suffering.

Question 2

Form:

Answer 2

Analysis:
-Enjambment:
Mirrors flow of memories links to the way trauma seeps into his mind.
-Regular form + ABBCDD (Iambic pentameter):
Creates a sense of control and order in war, reflecting photographers attempt to bring structure to the chaos of war.
-Controlled tone:
Reflects photographers attempt to stay professional despite horrors he’s witnessed.

Question 3

Structure:
Links->
-“Something is happening..”
-“He remembers..”
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Answer 3

Analysis:
-Shift in focus: “Something..”
Reflects mental journey and futility of his work.
-Volta: “He remembers..”
Sudden shift of emotion shows how deeply experiences haunted him.
-Cyclical structure:
Suggests repetitive structure and inescapable nature of his work and the trauma that’s associated with it.