(Language) (In media res) Makes that type of violence seem normal
1 of 12
'Myself and somebody else and somebody else'
(Language) (Collective Mentality) Trying to shift the blame from himself
2 of 12
'one of them'
(Structure) (Juxtaposition) Shows the power the speaker had
3 of 12
'looters'
(Language) Speaker doesn't recognise the man as a person
4 of 12
'rips through his life'
(Language) (Violent metaphor) Makes it seem careless. Speaker finally recognises the man as a person
5 of 12
'So we've hit this looter a dozen times'
(Language) (Impersonal) Back to calling the man a looter as he tries to distance himself from the guilt. (Structure) (Colloquial) Informal sentence starter makes it seem like a sentence starter
6 of 12
'legs it up the road'
(Language) (Colloquial) Makes the event seem story-like
7 of 12
'blood-shadow'
(Language) (Metaphor) Shows the memory is always with him like a shadow
8 of 12
Repitition of personal pronouns
Shows how the speaker feels alone
9 of 12
'Probably armed, possibly not'
(Language) Shows the doubt and an attempt at justification
10 of 12
'he's here in my head when I close my eyes'
(Language) (Metaphor) Reference to PTSD
11 of 12
'the drink and drugs won't flush him out'
(Language) (Aggressive Verb) Shows the soldier want to quickly remove the memory rather than slowly remove it through therapy
12 of 12
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
(Language) (Collective Mentality) Trying to shift the blame from himself
Back
'Myself and somebody else and somebody else'
Card 3
Front
(Structure) (Juxtaposition) Shows the power the speaker had
Back
Card 4
Front
(Language) Speaker doesn't recognise the man as a person
Back
Card 5
Front
(Language) (Violent metaphor) Makes it seem careless. Speaker finally recognises the man as a person
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