character

• p - stanza 1 introduces the ... character of the war photographer as he developes his photos in a dark room. through the photos, the writer establishes that his experience of war was traumatic
• E - this is shown in the line ' spools of suffering set out in ordered rows '. Through the metaphor, Duffy creates the image of suffering being a physical object that can be held by the photographer which creates the feeling that the photos are sacred as the photographer holds peoples pain and death in his hands.
• E - ' ordered rows ' suggests organisation and neatly. this reveals how the war photographer uses his photos to process his trauma and make sense of the horror he whittnessed.
• L - this establishes the the importance of the war photographer and the power he holds. He is willing to subject himself to trauma and danger to spread the reality of war scenes, illistrating the important role of the photographer.