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War Photographer

notes on analysis of war photographer poem

Paragraph 1, Context *Carol Ann Duffy born in Glasgow 1955 *Poet and professor of poetry *Not afraid to write about difficult or contentious issues
Paragraph 2, Voice and Content *third person narrative enhances theme of onlooking/watching through a lens *the poem's focus is on suffering caused by war & impassiveness of society *focusing on an individual helps to see war from a different angle
Paragraph 3, Form/Structure *rigid rhyme scheme of ABBCDD & four equal stanzas *consistent order refers to "ordered rows" & the order of "rural England" compared to scenes of war *unchanging structure & rhyme scheme supports idea of photographer not being able to change anything
Paragraph 4, Tone/Mood *poem's overall mood is sombre & lonely *speaker's initial tone is full of admiration for the photographer's commitment to his work *tonal shift occurs in final stanza to a forlorn, accusative mocking of society's indifference
Paragraph 5, Imagery/Poetic Techniques *spiritual simile in first stanza introduces a suitable element of holiness *continuous contrast between England & the war-torn settings he has encountered *contrasting visual imagery of light and darkness; darkness represents horrors of war
Paragraph 6, Language (Vocabulary and Sound Effects) *emotive language used in "nightmare heat" brings pathetic fallacy & returning theme of weather *sibilance & onomatopoeia used by speaker in "solutions slop in trays" to ridicule photographer's work, having just emphasised how important he views it being
Paragraph 7, Rhyme and Rhythm *ABBCDD rhyme scheme is irregular/not fully formed & represents photos developing *half rhyme in line 22 increases meter & highlights the speed with which people return to their daily lives
Paragraph 8, Personal Response *imagery in final stanza of the photographer watching civilians from above, suggests what he has seen is out of reach for them & cannot be captured in a photograph *as the poem progresses, the photos' stories reveal the photographer's inner helplessness
Created by: keo788
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