Analysing Duffy's 'War Photographer'

English

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

Poetry anthology: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Which emotion is *not* explored in war photographer?

Which word best suggests the way in which the horrors of war haunt the photographer?

In 'War Photographer', which technique is used to show the separation of the photographer's hometown with the war zones?

there are two of equal length and two that subvert this pattern

What is true of the stanzas in 'War Photographer'?

The structure of the poem 'War Photographer' can be described as...

to show the stagnant indifference of citizens away from war zones

Why might Duffy have chosen a predictable structure for the poem 'War Photographer'?

Who may Duffy have based her poem 'War Photographer' on?

Which war might the poem 'War Photographer' be based on?

The reference to pain that is "ordinary", suggests the relative {{ }}of the photographer's home country compared to the war zones he photographs.

Why might the war photographer in 'War Photographer' see his job as a sacred duty?

being indifferent to suffering in war zones

What does Duffy accuse the reader/citizens of in the final stanza of the poem?

What tone does there seem to be in the final stanza of 'War photographer'?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz