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‘Manhunt’
‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage revision notes GCSE English Ormerod
| Poem | Key Points |
|---|---|
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage SUMMARY | Narrated by the wife of a soldier who has returned from war with serious wounds. It is more difficult for her to understand his mental scars. Difficult to resume their relationship. Sub-titled ‘Laura’s Poem’ – based on her interviews with poet. |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage THEMES | Pain (emotional and physical). Suffering. Rehabilitation. Love. |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage FEELINGS | Pain. Patience. Love. |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage STRUCTURE | Made up of a series of couplets, mostly unrhymed. This creates a sense of fragmentation, which matches the feelings of the soldier's wife as she seeks to understand the man her husband has become. Describes phases of the wife's search for answers. |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage LANGUAGE | title puns on the idea of the 'manhunt' verbs ‘explore’ ‘handle and hold’ ‘mind and attend’ refer to careful treatment of husband's injured body & mental state refers to parts of husband's body metaphorically = compared to inanimate objects |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage KEY QUOTES | ‘climb the rungs of his broken ribs’ ‘the blown hinge of his lower jaw’ ‘the parachute silk of his punctured lung’ ‘the foetus of metal’ ‘a sweating, unexploded mine’ |
| ‘Manhunt’ Simon Armitage LINKS TO… | ‘To His Coy Mistress’ about the body of a loved one. ‘in Paris with You’ closed on the subject of the past - keen to focus on the present. ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ exploring a relationship from a male point of view. ( ‘Manhunt’ = from a woman’s) |
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