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Created on: 17-01-18 17:39

"bank" "road" "lorry" "street"

semantic field of modernism, creates an urban setting

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"probably" "possibly"

modal auxiliary verbs create sense of uncertainty

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"sort of inside out"

informal and colloquial poetic voice, as if he's telling a story. Also and image of gruesome, emphasises how violent the act was

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"well" "so"

speech features, controversial tone, contrast to the horror of what happened which increasing the level of shock

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"tosses his guts back into his body"

carelessness. The lack of care is almost involuntary, possibly following orders?

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"end of story"

plays on narrative stereotypes and revokes narrative. That's where people expect the story to end, in reality it's the start of the trauma.

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"his blood shadows"

Image of a permanent mark, it's immovable, like the victim's identity has stained his hands, makes the killing more personal. links to "his bloody life in my bloody hands"

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"Dream, and he's torn apart by a dozen rounds"

A dream is something out of our control, yet the victim still appears in his mind even when he's not in control. Inescapable. Also the repetition of the word "dozen" shows he can remember even the smallest details, which intensifies the trauma.

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"dug in behind enemy lines"

Metaphor. Placing him on the opposing side makes the victim seem like an opponent, as if he's something to fear something that makes him feel unsafe.

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"some distant, sun-stunned, sand-smothered land"

Alliteration of the 's' sound. Places emphasis on the idea of abandoning the memory somewhere where it can't be remembered, he wants to forget about it.

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"sand" and "land"

Rhyming couplet. Exaggerates how the soldier want to bury the memory or loose it in this "distant" place. Shows his want to escape from it and his need for freedom.

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"his bloody life in my bloody hands"

Metaphor.Can't forget, permanent. Haunting him.

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present tense "I"

Makes the poem seem immediate and unshakable, also heightens the impact of guilt

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Card 2

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modal auxiliary verbs create sense of uncertainty

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"probably" "possibly"

Card 3

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informal and colloquial poetic voice, as if he's telling a story. Also and image of gruesome, emphasises how violent the act was

Back

Card 4

Front

speech features, controversial tone, contrast to the horror of what happened which increasing the level of shock

Back

Card 5

Front

carelessness. The lack of care is almost involuntary, possibly following orders?

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