War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy
Cards (20)
- Who is the author of the poem "War Photographer"?
- What does the war photographer contemplate while developing photos?
- What is the mood in the darkroom where the photographer works?
- What locations are mentioned as experiencing conflict in the poem?
- How does the photographer feel about being in England?
- What does the phrase "spools of suffering" suggest about the photographs?
- What does the photographer remember as his photos come into focus?
- What does the phrase "a half-formed ghost" imply about the photographs?
- How does the public react to the war photographs according to the poem?
- What does the use of the word "eyeballs" suggest about the readers' emotional response?
- What does the structure of the poem reflect about the photographer's work?
- How does the cyclical structure of the poem affect its meaning?
- What internal conflict does the photographer experience?
- What does the simile comparing the photographer to a priest suggest?
- How does Duffy portray the public's response to suffering in the poem?
- What themes are explored in "War Photographer"?
- What does the use of sibilance in "spools of suffering" convey?
- How does Duffy illustrate the extensive scale of conflict?
- What does the half rhyme between "tears" and "beers" suggest?
- What are the similarities and differences between "War Photographer" and "Charge of the Light Brigade"?