The Manhunt 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishPoetryGCSEWJEC Created by: sportman123Created on: 26-03-17 10:55 "The Manhunt" The word "The " rather than using "a" signifies importance and in conjunction with the word "manhunt" connotes danger 1 of 10 "only then would he let trace" Suggests there is no trust even though it was his wife 2 of 10 "the frozen river" Metaphor for the tears that have dried up on his face 3 of 10 "porcelain collar-bone" Implies his collar-bone is fragile like pottery 4 of 10 "punctured lung" Means that he has a hole in his lung where the bullet went through his body 5 of 10 "foetus" Means a baby at its embryonic stage -at its start - like the bullet 6 of 10 "unexploded mine buried deep in his mind" Suggests the soldier suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, that could be triggered at any point 7 of 10 "Then, and only then,did I come close" Referring to the wife understanding how the soldier feels after suffering his injuries 8 of 10 Context Simon Armitage has worked on several television programmes including a documentary on permanently injured soldiers and their lives 9 of 10 Techniques used Enjambment, and the poem doesn't rhyme and is untidy like his body after the wound 10 of 10
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