REMAINS SIMON ARMITAGE♡

• remains- long lasting effects of a traumatic event, such as PTSD
• remains- an euphonism for a dead body
• remains- after coming home from war, they don't come back as themselves and they come back a different and less person.
• 'legs it' the looter has no plan and he is defenseless
• in stanza 3 the description is childish which describes that he's in shock of what he's done.
• 'rips' the looters life is being ripped and taken from hiim
• this poem is written fluctuating from past tense to present. This creates confusion and highlights the point that he is reliving the past in the present day.
• 'round' bullets and symbolises the relentless and endless suffering of war.
• 'blood-shadows' the soldier is being haunted by ptsd
• 'bursts' sudden bursts of violent unwanted flashbacks.
• 'carted off' the looter is being dehumanised, and because he's dead he does no use for the war..
• 'tosses' lack of respect for the dead body
• colloquial: informal language
• euphemism- phrases or words used to avoid saying something offensive or unpleasant.
• repetition of collective pronouns 'we' 'all' 'three' highlights that they are all equally responsible for the looters death.
• 'letting fly' they're not in control, and niave and inexperienced.
• 'we got sent out' they're just following orders and they're war machines.
• 'tackle' in media res and enjambement