Question:
Diction; Language Lexical fields (3) Biblical allusion Allegory (2) Kenning (2) Zuegma
Author: Rebecca DarmaninAnswer:
Constrained and understated (portrays things at face-value) - Photography; 'images', 'editor' - War; 'aeroplane', 'blood', 'explode' - Religion; 'church', 'priest', 'mass' 'All flesh is grass' - civilians are sacrificial victims of war; links to Christ being our sacrificial lamb (1) 'something is happening'; photographer not in complete control - metaphorically he cannot stop the war or help the dead - literally he must wait for the image to develop (2) 'half-formed ghost' - metaphorically it has a haunting effect - literally it is a dead person (anonymous - could be anyone) (1) 'hundred agonies in black and white' - the soldiers become figures or statistics (2) 'where he earns his living' (England) 'The reader's eyeballs prick/with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers (short-lived empathy due to a chaotic and saturated lifestyle)
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