https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1 Compare the ways the poets present the horror of war in "Remains" and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. AO1 (12marks) critical, exploratory, conceptualised respoonse to task and whole text; judicious use of precise references to support interpretations. AO2 (12marks) analysis of writers' methods with subject terminology used judiciously; exploration of effects of writers' methods on reader. AO3 (6marks) exploration of ideas/persepectives/contextual factors shown by specific, detailed links between context/text/task. en-us 2017-05-23 13:18:17 UTC 2023-01-20 10:31:06 UTC hello@padlet.com jamie_ian_singleton4 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598352 REMAINS 
Remains is grim, very grim. It uses alot of language to create a graphic and vivid image of the person (that we assumed to be the burglar) being shot numerous times and that as Gaurdsman Troman described, being able to see the light shining through his body. This quote can support how the light could represent the vivid and bright memory that remains in his mind, this could lead to the reason why the poem is called remains because the horrific memory of the person being sprayed at by three men and so both the memory and blood stain remain. A quote to support how the blood stain remained on his hands is 'his life in my bloody hands' and this also shows how he heavily regret his actions and wants to forgive what he has done, the line 'And the drink and drugs won't flush him out' and this shows how the effects of shell shock (ptsd) can leave a long term effect even after the war has finished. It is like how after the second world war people still had to ration because there was a shortage of food, even after war the effects and things caused by it rem, just like Gaurdsman Tromans memory.

EXPOSURE 
Exposure by Wilfred Owen is another war poem but it focuses on the war as it is happening, but this is similar to Remains where the memory is actually taking place and playing because similar vocabulary and context is used to show the thoughts and emotions of the person telling the story. The poems both are set and based about war but they both do not have war itself as the real enemy, in Exposure it is the weather but in Remains it is the Ptsd and how they both cause the main person to almost be at war with themselve.]]> 2017-05-24 11:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598352 kchipperfield https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598487 2017-05-24 11:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598487 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598677 One way that the poem 'Remains' and the poem Exposure differ is that in 'Remains', there is a lot of action and it is about the horrors of committing horrific acts while in 'Exposure', it is about the agony of waiting for something to happen. The contrast between action and lack of it create a realistic picture of war, nothing happening one moment and then everything happening in the next. One more similarity between them is that in both 'Remains' and 'Exposure', though they are in the midst of war, though they are fighting the enemy, the enemy is not the real danger to them. The main dangers are from the 'exposure' to the elements in 'Exposure' and the soldiers own mind in 'Remains'. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598677 cooperb538 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598924 The poets present the horror of war in both these poems by talking about the agony of war. In remains case, it is the lingering memory of the incident described while in exposure, it is the horror of the moment ]]> 2017-05-24 11:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173598924 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599118 In Remains we are told of the horror after the event has occurred whereas with Bayonet charge the horrors are happening as we read along. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599118 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599133 2017-05-24 11:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599133 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599305 In remains the horrors of war are presented in the aftermath. During the war there isn't horror, it is only after.
Whereas in Bayonet Charge the horrors of war are shown during the war. Also the overriding emotion of Remains is guilt and in Bayonet Charge it is fear.
There are similarities to the poems though as they both use imagery to allow us to picture the horrors of war. "writhing" in a "thrashing circle" and "sort of inside out" both give a graphic description of the injuries war can cause.]]> 2017-05-24 11:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599305 cooperb538 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599721 Try and picture the harsh reality of war and talk about the poets experiences of war i.e. Wilfred Owen and Guardsman Tromans]]> 2017-05-24 11:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599721 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599723 The poem 'Remains' is a very vivid poem. Its vividity is because it is a true story. The phrase 'I see every round as it rips through his life' is very effective. The adjective 'rips' shows how powerful and ruthless the bullets are. They are like children ripping up paper in a classroom, careless. 'Remains' shows how in war people aren't really horrified about was is happening until it is over. However, 'Bayonet Charge' shows how he is horrified there and then. 'Bayonet Charge' feels like you are actually there in the war, witnessing it happen whereas 'Remains' feels more conversational and as if he is speaking to a therapist.]]> 2017-05-24 11:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599723 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599850 In the poem remains "Image of agony" emphasizes to the reader how horrific the effects of war have on people and this is also seen in the poem Bayonet Charge. "threshing circle, its mouth wide open silent, its eyes standing out" This is also showing to the reader that war destroys people leaving them scared and this very strong, emotive lan



]]> 2017-05-24 11:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173599850 jackcheesman14 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600230 The poet uses lots of imagery in the poem "Remains" to allow the reader to imagine the graphic horrors of the shooting as it says the man was 'sort of inside out'. this is like bayonet charge, in which the rabbit is described as 'writhing' in a 'thrashing 
circle'. It is clear that he is traumatized by the event and how real it still seems now to him, even though it happened years ago and at it was just his job, even though it wasn't him who tossed his "guts back into his body". The fact that he was "possibly armed, probably not" is always repeated in his mind, and we can see this because it is continuously repeated during the poem. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600230 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600313 2017-05-24 11:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600313 aoe171 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600411 Both poems describe the 'agony' of war both mentally and physically. Within remains, it describes the agony of war in terms of PTSD and how that destroyed the soldier mentally at the time and continues to on a day to day basis. Exposure focuses more upon the physical aspects of war, the exposure to the elements and the persistent image of death and fear all around them. To get that image across, Wilfred Owen has structured each stanza in a blunt but powerful and emotive manner. Owen also ends each stanza on anti-climax to ultimately enforce his personal beliefs on war. He uses the graphic imagery and exposes the harsh reality to back up his belief that war is pointless and lives are scarred and lost unmeccessarily. Armitage uses colloquial language to begin with and treat the situation as if it wasn't the soldiers fault; an almost routine situation. Despite this, he still describes the situation graphically by using phrases like ' tosses his guts' and 'rips through his life' and these are all images that is replayed in his mind on a day to day basis subject to his disorder. The colloquial language then fades as he has a sudden realization that he is responsible for ending the 'looters' life. Enjambment and Caesuras are used  in order to highlight the panic he suffered when this epithany dawned upon him .
 ]]> 2017-05-24 11:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600411 cooperb538 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600479 These two poems both talk about war but TCLB is more patriotic while Remains is  more about the poets own experiences.  ]]> 2017-05-24 11:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173600479 sean_e_king https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601291 Remains is similar to the poem "Bayonet Charge" as they are both very sudden, much like the 'shock and awe' of war. Both poems start with the protagonist running into a dangerous situation. This sudden start to both poems creates a panicked atmosphere which makes the reader feel [I have moved my focus to a new comparison]]]> 2017-05-24 11:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601291 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601567 In the poem remains "Image of agony" emphasizes to the reader how horrific the effects of war have on people and this is also seen in the poem Bayonet Charge. "threshing circle, its mouth wide open silent, its eyes standing out" This is also showing to the reader that war destroys people leaving them scarred and this very strong, emotive language empathizes how terrible war is and what huge effect it has on people.
Remains is not only about the physical pain and aspect of war but also the mental effect it has on the people involved. This differs from bayonet charge which goes into the details of what its actually like to there. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601567 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601598 Remains and Bayonet Charge. The horrors of war are presented in juxtaposed ways. This is shown in remains through the emotion guilt. The murder of the supposed 'looter' has no effect on the soldier while it was happening however, after the war has finished the soldier is riddled with guilt and from this we can infer that he suffers from PTSD showing that the horrors f war will continue even after thee war has finished.

Whereas, in Bayonet Charge we are shown the horrors of war through fear. This is done in present first person which enables the reader to understand the fear of the soldier more so than if it was written in third person ]]> 2017-05-24 11:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601598 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601855 Remains shows us what what effect war has on soldiers whilst Charge of the Light Brigade mirrors this. Quote will go here]]> 2017-05-24 11:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173601855 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173602007 Remains and Exposure: The poet of Remains presents the horror of war in a graphic but casual way. For example, he says "every round as it rips through his life - I see broad daylight on the other side", and whilst this is extremely graphic and horrific, a few lines after he says ""he's there on the ground, sort of inside out", which sounds much more conversational, and contrasts to the previous quote. The poet of Exposure describes the horror of war in a much more poetic and flowing way. It builds up the tension and uses repetition and rhetorical questions, while describing everything in great detail. Exposure shows the horror of the conditions of war, constantly describing the cold icy weather and the amount of deaths caused by the weather. The weather is described as worse than the bullets, when Owen says "bullets streak the silence. Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow". The two poets describe the horror of war in very different ways, as Simon Armitage describes the effect of PTSD from killing someone else, whilst Wilfred Owen describes the dd]]> 2017-05-24 11:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173602007 cooperb538 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173602699 Remains:
'probably armed, possibly not'
'and somebody else and somebody else'
'sort of inside out'
'tosses his guts back into his body'
'End of story, except not really'
'dug in behind enemy lines'(semantic field)
'his bloody life in my bloody hands'
Exposure:
'twitching agonies of men among its brambles'(talking about barbed wire)
'Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence'

]]> 2017-05-24 11:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173602699 alexcpulford1 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173603954 Both of these poems show the horrors of war by showing that it is not the sort of place you would want to be. However, they do it in different ways. Remains concentrates on the psychological impact of war whereas Bayonet Charge concentrates on the immediate danger that the battlefield presents. 
In Remains he plays it off as if the actual war part was easy and normal for him because of his use of colloquial language and the casual tone, as if he were telling a story in the pub. For instance, he starts a sentence with the word "So" [line 11] and this is the sort of language you would use talking to a friend. 
In Bayonet Charge the author has used emotive  and descriptive language such as "raw" and "smacked" to convey the feelings of terror that people in war would feel. This makes the poem more intense and serious. It is less of a story that is told in a pub but instead a story that is written to inform people of the terror experienced.  ]]> 2017-05-24 12:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/173603954 https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/174419777 2017-05-30 14:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/174419777 sean_e_king https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/175797388 The poem 'Remains' is dissimilar to exposure as in Remains there is a high amount of colloquial language and vague details such as 'me and somebody else and somebody else'. This gives the impression that the Guardsman doesn't want to talk about it for as long or in as much detail as the experience has scarred him deeply and thinking of it only causes more trauma showing the effect on him more than the events that happened. Exposure on the other hand delves into a lot of detail, particularly when describing horrific scenes such as 'Twitching agonies of men among its brambles'. This shows me that the poem is aimed more to shock the reader about the horrors of war almost in an educational way to ensure we don't repeat it. This is different to Remains as it uses emotive descriptions to shock us when describing the actual scene whereas Remains is a lot more subtle in showing us the horrific effect conflict has had on the Guardsman by the way he speaks of the incident. ]]> 2017-06-08 21:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/175797388 sean_e_king https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/175798602 A similarity between the two poems is that both have a strong psychological element. In Remains the main focus in my opinion is the severe effect that the incident has had on the Guardsman and the impression it has left with quotations such as 'end of story, except not really' which shows the psychological impact and how it continues to haunt his mind. In Exposure there is also a strong psychological element with 'What are we doing here?' which shows how the soldiers have been so battered by both physical and psychological attacks by both the whether and conflict that even the discipline associated with a soldier begins to fade and they start to question why they are there. It also repeats 'but nothing happens' several times which shows me that they have become paranoid and are surprised or even confused when there is no immediate threat to them.]]> 2017-06-08 21:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kchipperfield/Poetryquestion1/wish/175798602