WAR PHOTOGRAPHER

• • "finally alone"
  • place of peace, this moment has been longed for after being confronted by the horrors of war
• • "spools of suffering"
  • alliteration/metaphor draws attention to horrific images and the fact he tries to restore order to the chaotic images
• • "ordered rows"
  • the photographer takes his work seriously, he tries to make sense of the chaos, reflects rows of graves - hint of death
• • "as though this was a church and he a priest preparing to intone a mass."
  • religious imagery, simile compares him to a priest, has the same respect a priest has for his preparation of work
• • "All flesh is grass."
  • metaphor taken from The Old Testament emphasising how fragile life is and that all must die eventually
• • "He has a job to do."
  • short sentence creates a sharp blunt impact, change of tone, breaks calmness, he takes his work seriously
• • "Rural England."
  • contrast of the peaceful setting compared to the horrors of war
• • "nightmare heat"
  • suggests haunting and inescapable horrors of the war, suggests the photographer revisits these horrors during his sleep
• • "Something is happening."
  • short sentence adds drama and suspense, he is unsure of what is happening but it sounds serious as it creates a sharp blunt impact
• • "a half-formed ghost"
  • compares the image in the photograph to a ghost, he is still haunted by this experience
• • "blood stained"
  • suggests it leaves a lasting mark, could also be a metaphorical stain, the war has a permanent impact on those who have experienced it
• • "A hundred agonies"
  • suggests extreme pain, highlights the suffering of all the people in the images he captures
• • "stares impassively"
  • aware of the lack of understanding by people at home, he doesn't feel that he belongs to either world