Remains

• What is the main event depicted in "Remains" by Simon Armitage?

  A soldier kills a looter in Iraq
• What is the emotional state of the soldier after the incident?

  Regretful and saddened by their choices
• What is the aim of the poem "Remains"?

  To remove the glorification of warfare
• Who is the author of the poem "Remains"?

  Simon Armitage
• What does Simon Armitage aim to highlight through his poetry?

  The reality of soldiers' experiences in war
• What are the main themes explored in "Remains"?

  Reality of Conflict, Power of Humans, Personal Experience, and emotion
• What does the quote 'On another occasion we get sent out' suggest about the soldiers?


  They feel disconnected from their humanity
• How does the phrase 'Probably armed, Possibly not' contribute to the poem's meaning?


  It shows uncertainty about the danger faced
• What does 'All of the same mind so all three of us opened fire' reveal about the soldiers' mindset?


  It indicates a sense of comradery in violence
• What does the line 'I see every round as it rips through his life' signify?


  It presents the death as a personal experience
• What literary device is used in 'Sort of inside out, * pain itself, the image of agony'?


  Emotive verbs and enjambment
• What does 'End of story, except not really' imply about the soldier's experience?


  It highlights ongoing internal conflict
• How do 'Drinks and drugs wont flush him out' reflect the soldier's coping mechanisms?


  They indicate unhealthy ways to cope
• What does 'He's here inside my head when I close my eyes' reveal about the soldier's mental state?


  He faces trauma alone without help
• What does the closing line 'His blood life in my bloody hands' signify?


  Unresolved grief over his actions
• ’His bloody life in my bloody hands’
• Probably armed,possibly not’
• ’I see every round as it rips through his life’
• ’His blood-shadow stays on the street’
• He's here in my head when i close my eyes’
• ’The drinks and drugs won't flush him out’
• ’Then im home on leave.But i blink’
• ’Myself and somebody else and somebody else...’
• ’Tosses his guts back into his body’
• ’Hes here in my head when i close my eyes’