Remains

• Who was remains written by?

  Simon armitage
• The first four stanzas are in Iraq, the last 3 at home
• 'one of them legs it up the road', what does this signify?

  
  

  Colloquia language.This use of colloquial language, which occurs mainly in the firsthalf of the poem, makes the description of killing seem casual.In the second half the tone is less casual as he explains hismemories and how 'the drugs won't flush him out'. The use ofimagery here shows his tortured mind.
• How does the reptation of R impact "every round as it ripsthrough his life'

  Alliteration ofthe 'r' sound.The harsh 'r' sound reflects the violence of the image. Itportrays his memory more vividly as it seems to bring it to lifethrough its sound.
• How does is bloody life in my bloodyhands' Impactful?

  Metaphor.The repetition of 'bloody' shows us that this memory of deathkeeps returning. It also suggests that his tortured memories ofwar are flooded with guilt for taking this man's life, making thereader sympathise with him.
• "On another occasion"
• "probably armed, possibly not"
• "rips through his life"
• "tosses his guts back into his body"