This quiz explores the complex themes in the poem 'War Photographer'. It assesses understanding of literary devices, the poem's structure, and the ethical dilemmas faced by war photographers. This is essential for learners analyzing war poetry's impact and narrative techniques.
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Suggests trying to create ​order from chaos
The ​plural noun ‘rows’ has ​connotations of war ​graves.
A place of ​sanctuary
This is perhaps the photographer's attempt to restore order to the chaotic images developing before his very eyes
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"as though this were a church and he/a priest preparing to intone a Mass." (lines 4-5)
"The only light is red and softly glows" (line 3)
'fields which don't explode beneath the feet/ of running children in a nightmare heat.' (lines 11-12)
"a hundred agonies in black-and-white." (line 19)
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He is finally alone (line 1)
All flesh is grass. (line 6)
He has a job to do (line 7)
"A stranger's features/faintly start to teist before his eyes#2 (lines 13-14)
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The onomatopoeic sound of the chemicals he is using to develop the film
That he hopes that in some way these photographs may help to contribute to the resolution of the conflicts they depict
In order to function and do his job properly in the field, the photographer must be able to distance himself from the subjects of his photographs.
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Nothing can compare to the pain of war
The photographer is trying to learn the clinical approach required by people in this line of work to allow them to do their jobs under extreme pressure
Instead of preparing for mass, the photographer is developing images of war– evidence of inhuman behaviour which only serves to contradict the fundamental teachings of the Church
In order to function and do his job properly in the field, the photographer must be able to distance himself from the subjects of his photographs
In the privacy of his darkroom the photographer finally allows himself to react to the terrible suffering he was forced to witness and record
All of the above
A, B and C only
B, C and D only
D and E only
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The poet uses a simile here
This might suggests that the photographer sees himself and his mission as similar to a priest how he sees himself and his mission – to show the truth and to convert people
The photographer is sreious about the work he does and beleives that by taking photographs of the atrocities of war, he helps those who are helpless
The photographer is reflecting on how fragile life is and how uncaring those of us who are safe in "idyllic" settings such as "Rural England" about the effect of war.
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The pain people experience in England is nothing compard to the pain and suffering others experience in other parts of the world.
The poet creates a contrast between the innocence of children in "rural England" who run because they are playing and the grim reality of children in war torn countries who run because they are trying to excape pain or even death
The poet might want the readers to pause and think about the relative safety that they enjoy in countries like England where they do not have to fear that bombs hidden in the earth will cause pain and death to the innocent
The poet is alluding to a photograph of children fleeing a napalm attack in Vietnam that was so distressing/moving that when he saw it, the U.S. President at the time, ordered an end to the Vietnman war
The poet might be creating this contrast between the lives of children in war torn countries and the lives of children in England to highlight the fact that we have become so indifferent to the suffering caused by war, that similar images often fail to have a powerful effect on us
All of the above
A, B and C
C, D and E
B, C, D
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"A hundred agonies in black and white" (line 19)
"from which his editor will pick out five or six/ for Sunday's supplement" (lines 20-21)
The reader's eyeballs prick/ with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers" (lines 21-22)
From the aeroplane he stares impassively at where/je earns his living and they do not care" (lines 23-24)
"Home again/ to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel" (lines 9-10
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"A hundred agonies in black and white" (line 19)
"from which his editor will pick out five or six/ for Sunday's supplement" (lines 20-21)
The reader's eyeballs prick/ with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers" (lines 21-22)
From the aeroplane he stares impassively at where/he earns his living and they do not care" (lines 23-24)
"Home again/ to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel" (lines 9-10
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"A hundred agonies in black and white" (line 19)
"from which his editor will pick out five or six/ for Sunday's supplement" (lines 20-21)
From the aeroplane he stares impassively at where/he earns his living (lines 23-24)
"they do not care" (line 24)
"Home again/ to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel" (lines 9-10
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The horror of war
Our increasing indifference to the suffering of victims of war
The right of the public to know what happens in war
The indifference of war photographers to the suffering of their subjects
All of the above
A and B
A, B and C
A, C and D
B, C and D
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Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 4
All of the above
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A, B and C
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A hundred agonies
They do not care
Running children in a nightmare heat
All of the above
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Blood
Stained
Foreign
Dust
All of the above
A, B and C
A and B
B and C
B and D
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Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh. (line 6)
Spools of suffering set out in ordered rows (line 2)
Sunday's supplement (line 21)
Something is happening. A stanger's features/faintly start to twist before his eyes ( lines 13-14)
All of the above
A, B and C
B and D
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When working to capture images of war, the photographer is detached when confronted with the atrocities of war, but is deeply affected by the same images when he is safe at home
The poem presents 'Rural England' as a contrast to the war zones the photographer has visited
The horrific pain of war is contrasted with the 'ordinary pain' back home in England
The poem is full of powerful, emotive imagery which reflects the horrors of war seen by the photographer and captured in his photos.
Like the photographer, Duffy tries to represent the true horror of conflict in her work in order to make the reader think deeply about out attitude to the attrocities of war
The reader's eyes will 'prick with tears'
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Memories can be powerful, particular meories of negative or difficult experiences
Memories often contain specific, personal details which give them unique power
The photographer's memories are triggered by the development of a photo
The way the photographer's hands 'tremble' suggests that the memories seem to affect him more deeply than than the original events did
His isolation in the war zone is highlighted by the fact that it is 'a stranger's features' that he photographs and that he seeks approval 'without words' from the man's wife.
Although he records people's suffering, he does not seem to share in it - this distances him from them and their suffering
All of the above
A, B C and D
B, C, D and E
All except F
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The use of the word 'finally' to suggest that he needs space and quiet to develop his films and reflect on his experiences
The fact that he 'seeks approval' from the wife of the dying man (line 16)
The ambiguity surrounding the identity of the 'they' mentioned in line 24
The use of the word 'finally' to hint at the photographer's guilt aboout being able to escape the suffering of war by retreating to his 'darkroom'. (Line 1)
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Religious imagery in the first stanza creates a solemn mood
The similes comparing the darkroom to a 'church' and the photographer to 'a priest preparing to intone a mass' makes his work sound formal, serious and important
The solemn mood endures for the entire poem
The mood emphasises the care the photographer takes, his respect for the victims and his sorrow at the suffering and loss he captures on film
All of the above
A, B and c
A, B and D
All except B
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How he sought approval/without words to do what someone must (lines 16-27)
To fields that do not explode beneath the feet/of running children (lines 11-12)
A half-formed ghost. he remembers the cries (line 15)
All of the above
A and B
A and C
B and C
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He has a job to do (line 7)
In his darkroom (line 1)
Something is happening (line13)
A hundred agonies in black and white (line 19)
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