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War Photographer • This is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. The speaker is an anonymous photographer, who tries to capture the reader’s attention through the theme of Death and War. The poem explores the way we are able to become numb from the horrors and deaths happening around us. The photographer portrays these ideas through his job.

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War Photographer• This is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. The

speaker is an anonymous photographer, who tries to capture the reader’s attention through the theme of Death and War. The poem explores the way we are able to become numb from the horrors and deaths happening around us. The photographer portrays these ideas through his job.

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Colour could symbolise blood from death.

Cities which have been affected by the war. This is a metaphor is

taken from the Old Testament of the Bible. It means that life is short.

The metaphor 'spools of suffering' conveys the effects of war. Camera spools are usually filled with happy memories, but in this case are filled with the terror of war.

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The word ‘solutions’ has a double meaning. It could mean the liquid

used to develop photos, or a solution for the war.

This quote shows the effect of war on the

photographer’s mental state. He is scarred with all the

pain he has photographed. His life

seems meaningless now that he has

witnessed the horrors of war and all the

pain innocent people have to endure.

The photographer compares his daily pains and problems to those of the children who live through a constant nightmare of pain and death. His life seems so insignificant, and his problems

petty in comparison with those of children in war.

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Someone who is

dying, ‘a half-formed

ghost’.

The image is beginning to appear as the photo develops. The image shows a person who is in serious agony.

The photographer remembers the wife of the soldier in the photo. He wasn’t able to ask for approval to take the photo, maybe because he didn’t speak the language, or because there wasn’t enough time.

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Despite the importance

of everything going on in each photo, the editor

will only pick the most triggering

ones to suit the article.

The rest will be thrown

away.

“Black and white” could have a double meaning. It could be referring to the photos which are literally

black and white, or it could symbolise Good and Evil. Also, Duffy could be suggesting that it is important to

tell the truth through these photos.

The tone is very cynical. Duffy is suggesting that even those these images might evoke some sadness in the viewer, they will forget about

it the second something else comes up.

The word “agony” conveys the unthinkable amount of pain brought onto the lives of the people suffering in the war.

The photographer’s feeling towards society are clearly shown. It all seems pointless to him because he knows that the readers or viewers “do not care”.

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