1
Q
what is Remains about?
A
the experience of a soldier who killer someone at war
2
Q
what is the relevance of the poem?
A
comes from a collection of poems called “the not dead”
3
Q
what are the themes in Remains?
A
-war and conflicts
4
Q
what is the form of Remains?
A
-1st person present tense narration
-ballad
5
Q
what is the structure of Remains?
A
retelling the story
-caesura
-enjambent
-in media res
-short stanzas (gets to the point)
6
Q
what is the language used in Remains?
A
-colloquial language (typical of Armitage)
-metaphor
-rhyming couplet
-oxymoron
-adverbs
7
Q
what does Remains link to?
A
Exposure, Poppies - war presented negatively
7
Q
when was Remains written?
A
2008
