Starter quiz
- If something 'remains' with you what might that mean?
- it stays with you ✓
- it leaves you
- you own it
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- If war imagery is described as 'graphic' that means...
- it's described in a vague manner
- it's described in a detailed manner
- it's described in a violent manner ✓
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- What does the word 'atrocity' mean?
- an extremely violent act ✓
- a justified act of violence
- an extremely moral act
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- What is a looter?
- a civilian caught up in army crossfire
- a special officer in the army
- a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot ✓
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- The word 'ambiguous' means...
- unclear or vague ✓
- detailed or specific
- thoughtful or kind
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- Internal conflict is...
- conflict a person has within themselves ✓
- conflict a person has within their family unit
- conflict only a soldier in a war would understand
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Exit quiz
- The emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience is known as...
- 'trauma' ✓
- 'Remains' focuses not on the act of war but on the ______ of war.
- 'aftermath' ✓
- Who does the speaker in 'Remains' described in the poem?
- a civilian
- a looter ✓
- a child
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- In the poem ‘Remains’, Armitage highlights…
- the sacrifice soldiers make in war
- the lasting emotional effects of war ✓
- the way war effects loved ones
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- What is it suggest that the soldier in 'Remains' is suffering from?
- 'PTSD' ✓
- The documentary Simon Armitage wrote about veterans from the Iraq and Gulf Wards was called...
- 'The Not Dead' ✓
- 'The Lost Dead'
- The Not Alive
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Key learning points
- The poem’s title may reflect the long-lasting unpleasant effects of war.
- In ‘Remains', Armitage explores the PTSD and other disorders that many veterans deal with.
- The poem is taken from a collection called ‘The Not Dead’, based on interviews with soldiers from Iraq and Gulf Wars.
- The speaker’s battle with PTSD may reflect the long-term effects of conflict that are left unnoticed by society.
Common misconception
War links to conflict solely due to the violence and brutality between opposing sides whilst fighting.
War can also link to mental conflict long after the fighting is done as we see in Armitage's poem.
Keywords
Trauma - the emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
Veteran - an ex-member of the armed forces
Aftermath - the consequences of a significant unpleasant event
Atrocities - extremely violent acts
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