Poetry quotes: Booklet one

Fill in the blanks:

‘Remains’

________ armed, ________ not.

probably, possibly

‘Remains’

His ________ stays on the ________.

blood-shadow, street

‘Remains’

His ________ _________ in my ________ ________.

bloody, life, bloody, hands

What are the themes of ‘Remains’ and who is it by?

Trauma/PTSD, violence, war, conflict, substance abuse. Written by Simon Armitage.

‘War Photographer’

As though a ________ ________ to ________ a ________.

priest, preparing, intone, Mass

‘War Photographer’

________ ________ in a ________ ________.

Running, children, nightmare, heat

‘War Photographer’

A ________ ________ in ________ and ________.

hundred, agonies, black, white

What are the main themes in ‘War Photographer’? Who was it written by?

Trauma/PTSD, war, conflict, ignorance. Written by Carol Ann Duffy.

‘Bayonet Charge’

A ________ ________ as a ________ ________.

rifle, numb, smashed, arm

‘Bayonet Charge’

________ ________ of the ________.

Cold, clockwork, stars

‘Bayonet Charge’

________ like ________ in a ________ ________.

Dropped, luxuries, yelling, alarm

What are the main themes of ‘Bayonet Charge’? Who was it written by?

War, confusion of war, irrelevance of patriotism, violence. Written by Ted Hughes.