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1 The Manhunt

2 Think about the images below
Think about the images below. Can you find a quote from the poem to match?

3 War Poetry What do we expect of war poetry in terms of themes, ideas and language? What similarities and differences exist between these poems and Armitage’s? Is ‘The Manhunt’ a war poem?

4 Background guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/nov/13/lastnightstvforgottenheroe entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article ece library.digiguide.com/lib/uk-tv-highlight/Forgotten+Heroes-1765 independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-a-first-world-war-weepie-and-angry-poetry-from-old-soldiers-were-highlights-of-a-superb-remembrance-day html

5 Themes and Issues: ‘The boy came seeking comfort’
What event or situation does the poem portray? Does this event take place in the past? The present? Is it ongoing? What feelings and emotions are explored? What is the attitude of the narrator towards the person who is the subject of the poem? How is this person presented?

6 Language: ‘White blisters beaded on his tender skin.’
How is imagery used? What is the effect of repetition? How is language used to describe each loved one’s injuries? Discuss the use of military/warlike language. What other features of language are used?

7 Structure: ‘My son would often feel sharp wounds again.’
What is the rhythm of the poem? Significance? Narrative viewpoint? How does the poem begin, end and what happens in between? Does the narrator come to any conclusion/discovery? At what point?

8 Tone: ‘I took my billhook, honed the blade And went outside and slashed in fury with it’
The tone at different points in the poem. How language and structural devices contribute to the tone of the poem.


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