The Manhunt - Simon Armitage

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Context - When was The Manhunt written?
2007.
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Context - Who is the soldier in The Manhunt?
Eddie Beddoes.
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Context - The Manhunt is an example of first person narrator. But can you remember who's perspective it is from?
Laura Beddoes.
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Context - Eddie was a peacekeeper but can you remember for which war?
Bosnian War.
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Context - Eddie suffered from what?
Physical and Mental injuries (including PTSD).
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Structure - How is the poem written?
In couplets.
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Structure - The poem has an inconsistent rhyme scheme to show what?
The fractured nature of his recovery.
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Structure - What do the couplet stanzas suggest?
The couplet stanza's suggest that Eddie and Laura have a close relationship.
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General facts - How many times is 'only then' used?
5 Times.
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Analysis - The poem starts with which phrase?
'After the first phase'
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Analysis - The second line of the first stanza reads 'after passionate nights and intimate days'. What does this suggest?
It suggests that when they were reunited, they were overwhelmed with being back with each other that they just spent every moment together. However, the use of 'After' suggests that something more sinister is going to happen as it is past tense.
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Analysis - The poem states 'of his grazed heart'. What do you think this suggests.
It is unclear whether this line is literal or metaphorical but grazes typically hurt badly, even though they are considered minor. The use of 'grazed' could be indicating that he is really hurting and it is a pain that he can't easily get rid of.
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Analysis - What does 'the foetus of metal beneath his chest' suggest?
It implies that the impact is rather symbolic of the process of childbirth - This is most likely the way of the narrator saying that this wound is as life changing as having a baby.
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Analysis - What does 'only then, did I come close' suggest?
It suggests that Laura has tried to fix Eddie and restore him to his former self but he can't be fully fixed. Laura must come to terms with the fact that she cannot fix Eddie but support him, as due to his injury he has been scarred for life and is now a
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Links - What do you think is the best poem to compare The Manhunt with?
A Wife in London - Thomas Hardy.
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Links - What link does the poem have to the title?
The term 'Manhunt' suggests a search but in the case of this poem it is a metaphorical search - Laura is searching for the man she fell in love with.
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Context - Who is the soldier in The Manhunt?

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Eddie Beddoes.

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Context - The Manhunt is an example of first person narrator. But can you remember who's perspective it is from?

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Card 4

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Context - Eddie was a peacekeeper but can you remember for which war?

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Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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Context - Eddie suffered from what?

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