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:camera: War Photographer :camera: - Coggle Diagram
:camera: War Photographer :camera:
Carol Ann Duffy (Poet)
Poet Laureate from 2009 to 2019
Was friends with two war photographers who inspired the poem
She and other war photographers want the public to understand the imports of wars being publicly documented
Poems to compare
Remains
Similarities
Both poets experience the effects of war once they return home and have time to think- Remains, 'dug in behind enemy lines' the memory is etched into his mind and he cannot get rid of it, WP volta of 'Rural England' shows that even at home in England, where there is a lot less conflict, the memories still effect him
Both poets feel the guilt surrounding the war and how all they can do is do their job- WP 'he stares
impassively
' he feels guilty for feeling immune to the effects of war when he is in wartorn countries and cannot help, Remains 'his bloody life in my bloody hands'- cyclical structure of remains shows the never ending cycle of guilt
Differences
WP focuses on the effects of people who have not directly fought in conflict but have seen it, Remains shows the effects of being a soldier- 'solutions slop in trays' shows he has the answer to many problems to do with war, Remains has no solution just the effects, '- both experience sense of duty
Quotes
'solutions slop in trays'
the noun 'solutions' may suggest that the photos he takes may hold the solution to the war
War photography forces people to see the truth of what happens and ensures they are not ignorant to all that is happening
The simplicity of one photograph containing such a traumatic scene for both the photographer and the reader evokes emotion from the reader to make them appreciate how lucky they are to be safe
If people acknowledge the images then they can create a change
'he stares impassively'
the adverb 'impassively' suggest he is no longer effected by all that he sees
Shows that he knows he cannot let emotion get to him if he is to make a change and get these photos out to people
he has become emotionally detached and desensitised
Also may suggest that he feels hopeless as no one takes any notice of what he does and the effects of it because all they do if reflect for a moment and then move on with their lives
'a hundred agonies in black and white'
'a hundred'- hyperbole used to shock us
'black and white'- shows the simplicity within the message of how war needs to end yet contrasts the complexities of warfare
reveals to the reader tha an edited photograph will never be enough to change the problems surrounding warfare.- this links to why carol ann duffy called for more war poems to be written because she knew photographs were not enough
'Rural England'
Volta- change in tone now that he is back home and should be ok
Forces the reader to think about how far removed the photographer and, arguably, their lives are from those lived by the war victims
Caesura after 'Rural England' to allow the reader to adjust the new setting of his hometown.
Structure and Form
Volta- change in tone
'rural england'- now he is at home he must not be affected by the trauma he has seen
now he is home iit is as if now he is away from the conflit he will not be affected
Rigid structure
Constant ABBCDD rhyme scheme- shows the orderliness of rural england
The photographer enjoys structure and orderliness while he is away from the chaos of conflict
Caesura
'Rural England.' the caesura is used to allow the reader to adjust and reflect on the new setting of his hometown