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Remains ("occasion" (Noun, a particular time, especially as…
Remains
"occasion"
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a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occasions
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Origin of the word: Latin, to fall, befall - metaphorically the fall is our soldier mentally
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"Another"
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Implication that PTSD influences actions, judgements once the war is over
"probably" "possibly"
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Syntax serves to add to the anxiety and the harrowing notion that they opened fire without being sure
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"sleep" "dream"
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The subconscious is a memory bank. It is accessing a part of the pain in which we are not fully aware of: feelings, desires, actions. There is a huge juxtaposition between the conscious and the subconscious
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"so"
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"then" - narrative follows an almost matter of fact structure as in what happened in this order. Military connotations, adds to the idea that they are programmed to all act and react in the same way
Links to the use of the noun "story" later on in the poem - it becomes an anecdote for something horrible
"I" "we"
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The utilisation of the inclusive pronoun supports the underlying notion that the soldiers lack an individual identity and are trained as a collective