War Photographer

Who wrote the poem "War Photographer"?

• Wilfred Owen

• Siegfried Sassoon

• Carol Ann Smith

• Carol Ann Duffy

Why does Carol Ann Duffy present the photographer as relieved to be alone?

• Because he needs time to think

• Because he is tired

• Because he does not like being around people

• Because he needs time to digest what he has witnessed

The photographer arranges the photographs into 'ordered rows' because...

• He is suffering from OCD

• He wants to bring order to the chaos he has witnessed

• He doesn't want to lose the photographs

• He likes things that are neat.

The simile 'as though this were a church and he a priest' suggests...

• The photographer is a religious man

• The idea of death as priests are associated with funerals

• The dark room is his safe place just as a church is a sanctuary

• People look to him for answers in times of dire need.

'All flesh is grass' means...

• Life can be cut short.

• Life will last forever.

• Life is green

• Life is strong.

Why did the photographer's hands not tremble when he took the photographs?

• Because he wasn't moved by what he saw.

• Because he has a steady hand.

• Because he had to remain professional and get the job done.

• Because he thought he would be told off.

What does his trembling show us?

• He is affected by what he has witnessed. May have PTSD

• He is tired after travelling so much.

• He is nervous

• He is not good at his job

'to fields which don't explode beneath the feet_________'

• Of marching soldiers

• Of innocent children

• Of running children

• Of weeping mothers

Why does Carol Ann Duffy describe the image of the dying man as a half-formed ghost?

• Because the image is slowly developing in front of him

• Because the man is now dead so seems like a ghost

• Because the photographer finds the image haunting

• Because there is a ghost stood behind the dying man.

What is the effect of 'A hundred agonies in black and white'?

• Photos reveal the extreme pain of people from war torn places

• The photos are developed in black and white

• Photos look dull

• To show how much suffering the photographer has captured