the manhunt. think about the images below. can you find a quote from the poem to match?
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The Manhunt
Think about the images below. Can you find a quote from the poem to match?
War Poetry What do we expect of war poetry in terms
of themes, ideas and language?
What similarities and differences exist between these poems and Armitage’s?
Is ‘The Manhunt’ a war poem?
Background guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/nov/13/
lastnightstvforgottenheroe
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment
/books/poetry/article2785336.ece
library.digiguide.com/lib/uk-tv-highlight/Forgotten+Heroes-1765
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-a-first-world-war-weepie-and-angry-poetry-from-old-soldiers-were-highlights-of-a-superb-remembrance-day-759959.html
Themes and Issues: ‘The boy came seeking comfort’ What event or situation does the poem
portray? Does this event take place in the past? The
present? Is it ongoing? What feelings and emotions are explored? What is the attitude of the narrator towards
the person who is the subject of the poem? How is this person presented?
Language: ‘White blisters beaded on his tender skin.’ How is imagery used? What is the effect of repetition? How is language used to describe each
loved one’s injuries? Discuss the use of military/warlike
language. What other features of language are used?
Structure: ‘My son would often feel sharp wounds again.’
What is the rhythm of the poem? Significance?
Narrative viewpoint? How does the poem begin, end and what
happens in between? Does the narrator come to any
conclusion/discovery? At what point?
Tone: ‘I took my billhook, honed the bladeAnd went outside and slashed in fury with it’
The tone at different points in the poem. How language and structural devices
contribute to the tone of the poem.
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