The title describes the perfectly blue skies and the surprise of the attack. Even in those skies, where nothing can be hidden, danger is lurking.
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'you have picked me out' What does this do to the reader?
this directly addresses the reader, putting them in the situation of being able to see him from the building. It makes them feel powerless.
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Why does Armitage include 'a white cotton shirt is twirling, turning'?
The use of 'white' suggests innocence, peace or surrender.
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why does Armitage include 'trying and trying'?
The use of 'and' breaks the pattern of the poem and suggests determination.
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what is Armintage's point about terrorism and conflict in the poem?
His point is that terrorism intrudes on everyone's life.
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Why does Armitage write in the First person and present continuous tense?
Armitage writes in the first person and present continuous tense to give a pressing sense of urgency.
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In the final stanza all lines are end stopped what does this indicate?
This indicates finality that he has reached the end.
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In contrast other verses use enjambment what does this suggest?
This suggests the enormity of the situation along with the height of the building.
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Why is repetition used?
Repetition is used to emphasise ideas and situations. It could also suggest to look twice and not turn away.
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Why did Armitage use the perspective of just an ordinary civilian?
Ordinary people went to work, he uses this to emphasise had their world had changed in a moment of seconds, this shows how war affects everyone.
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Why is the poem in short four lined stanzas?
This suggests that the narrator is attempting to maintain self-control.
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Why does Armitage use everyday language?
This create the image that ordinary people suffered and it also suggests the viewers inability to comprehend whats happening.
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What effect does the alliteration of the 'b's create?
It suggests that the victims are being shot as in filmed
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How does Out of the Blue compare to Mametz wood?
Both of the poems deal with death on a large scale, In Armitages poem, the dead are preserved in TV images whereas in sheers work, the dead are preserved by the earth.
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How does Out of the Blue compare to The charge of the light brigade?
Both poems works as public memorials for disasters that became widespread media events. They describe victims caught up in disaster.
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Card 2
Front
'you have picked me out' What does this do to the reader?
Back
this directly addresses the reader, putting them in the situation of being able to see him from the building. It makes them feel powerless.
Card 3
Front
Why does Armitage include 'a white cotton shirt is twirling, turning'?
Back
Card 4
Front
why does Armitage include 'trying and trying'?
Back
Card 5
Front
what is Armintage's point about terrorism and conflict in the poem?
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