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“running children in nightmare heat”
duffy refers to “children” to remind the reader of the millions of innocent lives affected by war
this is designed to make the reader feel the intensity of the wars that have happened or are happening
“spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
imagery
metaphor
this hints to the way society as a whole try to make sense of and order something that is so horrific
this is juxtaposed the the reality of conflict as it isnt ordered
“the readers eyeballs prick with tears between the baths and pre-lunch beers”
this is trying to demonstrate the comfort of those who are not directly affected by the war
this is a direct contrast to the images of pain shown through the poem
criticising us as a society because we feel false emotions and don’t truly care about things that don’t happen to effect us personally
“all flesh is grash”
biblical imagery
metaphor
this quote points out the sheer scale of bloodshed and creates a gruesome image
“a hundred agaonies in balck and white”
this is used to help the reader understand the intensity of the suffering caused by war
“blood-stained”
suggesting how the speaker feels that the guilt from not helping those in war will forever be marked on him because he didn’t help when he was right in front of the situation
“half-formed ghost”
suggests how the memories of the conflict he had to witness is forever going to haunt him
link to “bloody-stained”
how does remians link to war photographer
“his bloody life in my bloody hands” - shows the same feeling of guilt conveyed by “blood-stained” as both speaker feel the guilt will forever be marked on them
“blood shadow” - link to “blood stained” as they both have this shadow of unease following them round as they live with the pain they have caused/allowed to happen
“sleep” “dream” - link to “a strangers features faintly begin to twist” - shows how he is getting haunted in his mind by the things he has seen
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