Carol Ann Duffy: 'War Photographer' Mr Bruff Analysis

[@elliesmith2353]

U know when your teacher can't be bothered anymore so puts on mr Bruffs videos, u are a godsend

[@dazenewt]

Ellie Smith oh yeah, doing homework right now, I think she wanted to be doubly sure because I’ve already annotated this poem

[@mochamilksubs]

Lmao yup thats what just happened. My English teacher cba anymore 😂

[@tomfaulkner2199]

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[@xavga1]

@@tomfaulkner2199 what

[@tomfaulkner2199]

@@xavga1 i literally dont care now get out my life sis periodt

[@sophiehalford672]

I also thought that the 4 stanzas of 6 lines represented 4x6 - a common photo size... the chaos that is contained within the order of the poem's structure and form reflects the chaos that is held tightly within a 4x6 photo - it is a literal snapshot of chaos, contained in a way we can handle it, like in the poem. Could interestingly be linked to My Last Duchess with the idea of uncontrollable subjects being controlled through an image (be it painting or photograph). Just like the Duke has the ability to close the curtain on the painting, therefore closing her from view, the readers in War Photographer have the ability to put the photos down before their 'pre-lunch beers'. Mr Bruff - another great video. I am about to start my teacher training and my university has stated we must get to grips with all of these poems as part of our pre-course reading and your videos have been a real help - thank you!

[@rosalina6677]

That's a really interesting interpretation! I'll steal it from you ;)

[@fahimshah9050]

Eeeeee im taking that

[@whatx2620]

Some really good interpretations

[@joshgraham4933]

Sophie Halford stolen

[@megantwigg5202]

Oh my god thank you, i can use this as another interpretation for my GCSE!!!!!!

[@abdulchowdhury6165]

I got a tip for anyone wanting high grades. The comments under the videos are super helpful as many people come up with ideas that are "outside the box" - this is what examiners look for - perceptive analysis! The only way to hit those 7's, 8's and 9's is to do those types of analysis'. If you can't think of any look in the comments - theres super smart people there!

[@sonnywilson7948]

Arif I always make notes on the video and then take notes in the comment aha !

[@MI-lo2hj]

Yh and by looking at the comments no-one focuses on the vid (thats wat im doing rn) but thx

[@leopugh7050]

Can anyone analyse the quote “a hundred agonies in black and white”

[@proftuna43]

@@leopugh7050 some of my own ideas, hope it’s not too late: ‘Black and white’ suggests they are archaic and irrelevant to the readers. This contrasts with the ‘agonies’ which are vivid, strong emotions which become memories with lots of clarity and colour, and so by putting them in ‘black and white’ the emotions are degraded and less significant - the readers cannot understand the true horrors. Furthermore ‘black and white’ are opposing colours, highlighting the readers’ differences between their perceptions and the realities of war, and furthermore, how they think it irrelevant to them (“it’s happening to someone else, not my problem”)

[@user-fh6lx1fb2g]

@@proftuna43 thats a very nice analysis, gonna use it

[@maxspurrell3585]

Our Lord and Saviour, the Prophet of poems, Mr Bruff. Cheers.

[@mrbruff]

I an just a man. No divinity required

[@pleasereadmyname7456]

mrbruff am*

[@UsmanKhan-zr8nw]

oh no the great 1 got a mistake KILLLLLL HIIIIIIIIIIIIM !!!!!!!

[@teganxoxo2084]

Amen 😭🙏🏽 going to help me get that a* grade

[@aidanfilby8824]

Tegan xoxo you mean 9 right?

[@malachygiles8789]

Mr Bruff's like the war photographer: he imposes a palatable, orderly and accessible explanation on a completely chaotic and unfathomable mess that is the GCSE English syllabus

[@samoverell4947]

quality😆

[@maddiebarnes7830]

"tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers" is able to show us the antithesis of what the photographer experiences in relation to the public who see the images. While memory acts as an instrument of suffering towards him in the sense that he can't forget the horror of what he's seen, the readers move on almost instantaneously; the rhyme in 'tears' and 'beers' in the same sentence showing a sense of finality in their memory of the war. They have moved on and 'do not care'

[@Александар-ж3ж]

Lovely thanks! Good luck if you're doing the paper this year But you're gonna get a nine with that analysis anyway ☺

[@abdulchowdhury6165]

@@Александар-ж3ж a nine is supposed to be perceptive and out of the box - the above wasnt out of the box at all. Most likely a 6

[@Александар-ж3ж]

@@abdulchowdhury6165 I got a nine in both English lit and language, I think I would know :p

[@rahul.d4576]

Jeez big flex 😂

[@katewalker7578]

i think it can also be argued that the photographer is similar to the reader in this sense, as he knows how his photos will be received but yet he still takes them and profits off of them, he too is in this cycle of taking them, feeling them, but ultimately moving on and repeating this cycle. at the end of the day ‘he has a job to do.’ - a short simple sentence showing equally how emotionless he is similarly to the british audience.

[@daffytech8317]

An interpretation that I can gather from the structure of the poem is that since this entire poem is cyclical, it shows how the war photographer is most heartedly acquainted with those feelings of sorrow and dispair that the emotions now fail to have an effect on him anymore. He has too become of those people who gaze at the war photos trying to gain a deeper meaning from them but fail to really see war in its true bloody form. So this shows how war is unable to be captured in photos, in this 4×6 photo of a poem if you must, no matter how long the cycle goes on for. I HOPE THAT I HAVE HELPED ANYONE🙄

[@lizo9563]

Daffy Tech nice

[@ariellalyons9825]

vey good thank u

[@Hypex-wq1ho]

Thanks lad

[@benashurov7434]

Recommend watching at 1.25 speed on late watchers.

[@sharazali3581]

12 hours till the exam, watching at 2x speed

[@harrybaker6089]

Sharaz Ali 2 hours

[@danielroman9310]

Oh my god! The 1.25 speed really works! :D

[@aishabashir5704]

watch it on super slow, you’ll absorb the knowledge more ;)

[@Professorprime]

Ben Ashurov thanks

[@iputcatintoster1922]

"Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh." This is an example of holophrasis where single words are used to express a whole idea. Duffy compresses the conflict and political and social turmoil of these wars to criticise society as a whole, who are ignorant and negligible of the horror and misery of war.

[@shannonchapman-buffery4923]

what the hell is holophrasis

[@urmom8391]

@@shannonchapman-buffery4923 no

[@Edfenn00]

I love you omd

[@aidanfilby8824]

never thought I'd be binge watching these videos... good luck tomorrow everyone

[@thetoxiccow3539]

A1DN 210 you too

[@viewssports7371]

Did you guys pass

[@TheHexicle]

Jake Blackwood naw mate

[@bobskinner7433]

@@thetoxiccow3539 update pls

[@Ayzlxn]

@@thetoxiccow3539 how did you do!

[@marinusdijkhuizen7629]

Also comparing the photographer to a “priest preparing to intone a mass” may suggest how he is trying to spread something which is hard to believe. To citizens, it is hard to understand the harsh reality of war without experiencing it akin to Christians trying to understand the nature of God (as he is transcendent), even with help of a representative of God. Furthermore, due to the falling attendance in churches in the uk, Duffy may also imply that less and less people are interested in the work or things that the photographer conveys as time goes on.

[@thomascox7502]

that's good stuff man thanks

[@ChisomDee]

Thank you so much

[@cookielil2875]

When looking at the rhyme scheme, I have noticed that the two pairs of rhyme may represent the people who read the newspaper and are oblivious to the war, so they carry on as normal enjoy their life, whilst the two lines where there is no rhyme represents the photographer, where they feel alone and not understood, looking at war and taking pictures of it. It shows how 'they do not care' about the world and the job they have to do, to keep people informed.

[@xxaniexxxxx8728]

Who has had this for English homework 💀

[@harveywhyte71]

xxaniexx xxx I do it’s hard

[@ItsRaevie]

Same, legit just copy n pasting paragraphs

[@ismaeelrafiq8028]

Meeee

[@xxaniexxxxx8728]

@@ismaeelrafiq8028 if you are struggling, you can search up on Google " war photographer Genius" it is a good site that has highlighted key words/ bits to help you with the annotations!

[@alteatron6745]

Me

[@persiaaccia8024]

thank you so much for helping everyone out on their GCSEs including me. my GCSEs start in just over two weeks, and i have been revising my ASS off trying to revise quotations for English and knowing the poems and you have really helped me calm down, as your voice seems to sooth me and makes me feel as if a can do this and that i can pass my exams, so thank you xxx

[@rainbowchap6973]

Did you?

[@thunderface9128]

hows life now?

[@Scary_Momo]

hows life now? x2

[@matthewandrews3134]

my g Bruffman

[@faarisafzal5702]

I have watched all the poems in the playlists and have nothing but praise for your videos. have a mock exam on tuesday and I look well set thanks

[@mrbruff]

thank you!

[@chlo33_]

thank you, you really helped me with my English exam and i got 18 out of 20 which i the highest i have ever gotten on poem analysis

[@charlierocket8007]

When you have mock exams the next day and your friend who just had the exam told you to revise war photographer

[@unaestrella1876]

Crossing my fingers it's this poem 🥺

[@cocospillow2453]

literally what i’m doing right now

[@kateslater6801]

literslly same

[@charlierocket8007]

@@kateslater6801 it’s been 3 years I’m doing marketing now and I’ve not given this a second thought. Best of luck with the exam 👍🏻

[@cocolex]

2019 gang yeeyee

[@mchael3083]

a n a t h e m a shut up

[@reeokitikpi3840]

Your life has no value

[@ishhq_x8670]

yee

[@teamcori]

Beautiful analysis! I feel so lucky to be able to watch your videos.

[@mrbruff]

+Nebula - Agar.io thank you!

[@issywright6557]

helped me in 2017 with yr 8 homework now helping me with yr11 gcse, THANK YOU!

[@samsephton5788]

Thank you really good for my comparison you bring up points that don't enter my mind.

[@mrbruff]

+Sam Sephton good

[@jackedwards9452]

Could "eyeballs prick with tears" the word "tears" mean as in to tear something up, like how in many wars, soldiers are torn limb from limb. Perhaps this is an ambiguous phrase to yet again show how people differentiate what is real, from what they would like to hear; of course there is sympathy in "tears" but the permanent damage of a "tear" could represent the photographers permanently damaged mental state. By the way thanks for the analysis it was really innovative, and I really hope your points can help me go up in grades!

[@tinybee4864]

tear as in to tear something up could also represent how the readers of the newspapers treat the photos in a newspaper once they're done. People will end up just 'tear'ing up these images to use as a firelight or to cover the table to stop paint spilling. People will just throw it away and not have any more use for it once they have read it and will throw it away showing how little of an impact it has onto people and how much people don't care.

[@lena.b2378]

Your dumb bro I’m joking, it’s too ambiguous basically your waffling

[@abby-wm1db]

I have so much love for this poem. Its my favourite from power and conflict, and is such a beautiful message, gah I love it

[@spamaccount9456]

abbs leigh rose nerd

[@charliecoote5403]

This has helped me so much, thanks alot. Youve given me ideas i wouldnt have thought about in a billion years

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@EpicMinecraftPlayerz]

We love you mr bruff you saved my English GCSE

[@finlayn5880]

The use of "half-formed" could show how the readers of the Sunday supplement only see a half-formed and ordered reality of the war. Not grasping the true horror of the war from which the photo was taken from.

[@nuwanitharukshi7971]

This peom is truly very useful as it conveys many ideas about the stucture and the langauge more that what the sir or teacher says....so thank you so much......FROM SRI LANKA♥

[@ascjdnrkrjejrnrjrjrje]

Exam tomorrow, sick

[@Ren6587-v5d]

"spools of suffering set out" The sibalance could be imitating a cameras shutter. He takes a photo and the suffering is "set" in the picture. There is so much more analysis you could do with this line, Remember to read the comments and use them wisely! Good luck!

[@dmitryaleskivic4995]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU'VE BASICALLY HELPED ME PASS MY GCSE ENGLISH. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING ENGLISH SINCE I CAME TO ENGLAND 6 YEARS AGO IT BEING MY SECOND LANGUAGE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND KEEP THAT SHIT UP.

[@zached97]

For anyone trying to annotate 'spools of suffering set out in ordered rows', it might be worth using Mr Bruff's point on the graveyard but referencing to it as a double entendre. Double meaning of graves and the literal meaning of pictures.

[@thetoastedplum]

When you said “pre-lunch beers” you said it in the tone of the rap.

[@22m3th2]

i learn more from a 20 minute video than a 1 hour lesson

[@1mammothscreen1]

Ah I do remember those GCSE times! now I come back daily and watch these for fun. :) Love u Bruff!

[@raystead9362]

why would u come back after gcses and watch these for fun lol

[@minnaminnaminnaminna]

@@raystead9362 innit id want to forget them immediately god

[@iloveyoutube471]

Lol

[@mahir_360]

dya know the quote "spools of suffering" could u say spools is a metaphor for the thread circulating and repeating like the form of the stanzas

[@Ben-iy8by]

I’ve got this as a mock tomorrow and I’m dreading it, I dont know what poem it is so I’m trying to absorb as much info as possible. English literature is my final day of mocks with the meaningless Geog paper 3. But 2hr15.. This really is the final boss

[@drmsamber]

watchimg this on the morning of the gcses before i flop too bad😭😂

[@rhproductions603]

how did it go?

[@user-sc8yl2jy1r]

good luck for tomorrow guys!! haven’t done any revision but these videos oops

[@missChristina2209]

What did you write ? 😂

[@alfieconroy4819]

What did u link it to 😂

[@sgsnake2x]

Alfie Conroy remains

[@user-sc8yl2jy1r]

Alfie Conroy remains, i talked about ptsd and structure of the poems😂

[@missChristina2209]

Yay I did Remains as well

[@jandixon3887]

Hi Mr Bruff - what about the similarity between the dark room red light and the red sanctuary light of Catholic/Anglican churches representing reserve sacrament and the presence of Christ, rather than symbolising sinister danger?

[@gearboxgaming8024]

wht u on

[@willswainson1308]

I've always considered it as a sanctuary lamp also

[@ahsabchowdhury3375]

mate what the hell i want what you're taking

[@sharmindinahrahman3621]

Pls come back and explain this point further. I know this was 2 years ago but im neck deep in failed gcses pls help a girl out

[@anellitaya7280]

The bestttt ... 👍👍👍 Would be great if there’s more on literary techniques too

[@Tamthebam2000]

Got a National 5 exam on Carol Ann Duffy this Friday.....god help me with all the quotes from all the poems

[@user-yv1gh1lh8c]

I only know about red room picture development because of the Iron Giant lol

[@maishachowdhury7738]

Is there any predictions for which poem it might be for this year???

[@broadwaybibliophile1802]

Our teacher tells us to watch Mr Bruff for homework and the whole class celebrates because otherwise it's just... write a page and a half.

[@jes1630]

Thank you so much Mr Bruff your videos have been a huge help to me in my exams

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@Hannah-ck8ko]

exam tomorrow good luck guys!

[@emmajones_19]

This video just saved my English grade

[@kirstyhutchinson5784]

The best Analysis I have found while doing my IGCSEs. Great Work. Do you think perhaps another definition for 'half-formed ghost' could be that the man was already dying of his wounds, and so, along with being terribly mutilated, it was almost as if the man was still clinging onto the last remnants of life, but was slowly slipping away. Also lines 11-12. Perhaps the word 'nightmare' conveys how what the photographer had seen was so terrible that it almost seemed impossibly nightmarish.

[@harrywells2535]

so glad I found this a couple days before my mocks, might actually pass now 😂😂😂

[@sallyj577]

Omg I'm so stressed about Friday 😭😭😭

[@sallyj577]

Vichy bifdbbchbidAxbich

[@zaynah3916]

How did it go? I know I'm late...

[@amromakky5907]

Im stressed about today😭😭

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

Same 😂

[@agm65maverickmissile52]

what was the poem?

[@connor_can]

Awe man i have a gcse exam on this urgh

[@mrbruff]

+Connor Smith yay!

[@abigailfox4449]

Connor Smith samez 😒

[@eve353]

ahh that's bare peak, gottA anolise dose peng poems, 1-10 attitude.... NAHHAHHA bro blud you gotta be a ten. if you think you wont pass ur gcseeeees then u wont u plebeian. xxx good luck --xxxX_faze_eve_Xx

[@eve353]

I am aware of my awful English in that last post, I hope it did not bother you too much. Wish you the best RAKIB GAMING

[@CallOfDutyVideos99]

ur buff snap me

[@michaelswahla4927]

Carol Ann Dufy probably could have also wrote this poem to highlight the downfall of those who misuse power. Many poor, unfortunate people had to do this as jobs as it would be the only way to make sufficient money. The lack of freedom these soldiers have and there feelings is hidden through the structural use of an "ABBBCDD" rhyme scheme. This rhyme scheme could suggest that despite the soldier's feelings, they have no other choice but to cover it up as they are controlled by the corruptive misuse of power. Back in 1950-1960 slaves were still being sold to people around the world, and also forced to do horrible jobs like this. Emphasis is being placed on the soldier's feelings which is hinted by the tightly controlled structure of the poem.

[@gunterbunter7973]

my g bruff clutching for all of us

[@bradley9856]

good luck on Friday boys

[@harsha8056]

What harsh realities of war does the war photographer present? I'm having difficulty finding a good enough point for this that can also compare to another poem. I was thinking either Bayonet Charge or Poppies but I still can't develop a good enough conceptualised point.

[@elkay6263]

THIS IS BRILLIANT, one of the best analysations!

[@Eli-sy7nh]

mr bruff saving my education during lockdown

[@Kozman22]

just wondering if you could explain the dilemma that the war photographer went through as i did not really understand

[@possiblybottomlesspit]

I thought that the uniform structure and rhyme scheme showed how the "editor" was in control of the public view.

[@ateeqaahmad207]

1:30 bottom picture : stranger things

[@hollydowning7750]

Why am I watching this when I’ve done my exam!

[@Angelina-ym8dz]

Why is this poem not on your power and conflict guide?

[@watermelonkid2539]

i had to do this with English. I hate my life now

[@ellieroberts3654]

mr buff i need more 2018 advice videos for poetry!!!!

[@tammyjohnson3392]

English lit is tomorrow thanks mr bruff you absolute life saver

[@lyndonbaker3385]

thank you are definitely helping me

[@alicebeard5911]

This poem isn't actually in the Edexcel anthology so it shouldn't be in the playlist (i just don't want anyone to get confused). The actual poem is War Photographer by Carole Satyamurti, it would be great if you could do a video on it :)

[@mrbruff]

+Alice Beard oh wow thank you!

[@lacari0805]

mrbruff don't worry, this poem is in the AQA anthology

[@edgaryamaguchi2668]

What are good poems to compare this to. i know you said bayonet charge but you covered so much so there must be some other poems i could use. apreciate any help given

[@rorycotterill4842]

Thank you it has really helped me with my literature work😀

[@mrbruff]

fantastic! Please subscribe.

[@danabunyan6666]

But if we keep thinking of war and its atrocities, won't we become desensitised?

[@alicjalipinska4854]

Aren't we already

[@SpellFire]

I have a language point i thought i should share: The line 'Sunday's supplement' uses sibilance and plosive sounds that make the reader almost have to spit the words out. This may hint at frustration that the photos aren't considered important enough to feature in the main newspaper. I hope this helps 😊

[@mrbruff]

Great point!

[@clovertu5616]

wheyy ledgend. Nailed that GCSE lit 2 question beacuse of this. Cheers.

[@kainpatel5620]

I got a 8 in my English Literature GCSE, how the fuck did I do that. I watched mr Bruff all the time in year 10 and 11. Lockdown must’ve hit me hard as I’m doing English A level and I’m dog shit. I can’t remember how to analyse poems and I’ve forgotten numerous literacy devices. Jesus. Might retake the year...

[@yehnah4585]

bonjour monsieur bruff j'adore ta travail. i luv ya so mush

[@LiamElliottBradyisthebest]

*ton

[@ItzTxrbo]

These are extremely helpful, thank you!

[@mrbruff]

good!

[@dazfriend6099]

Please talk more about language

[@Sion67Productions]

So would you say I should compare this with poppies or bayonet charge?

[@brookeclifton1047]

Could you do an analysis of Carol Satyamurti's "War Photographer?"

[@wojtekgawuc7267]

gcse tmrw lightwork first time in 4 months ive seen this poem cheers mr bruff

[@edwin_a]

how did you do

[@louisvanek495]

how come this isn't 'grade 9 analysis'?

[@tobyevans5388]

Could the use of 'tears' and 'beers' connote to an avoidance of the truth which becomes a wider societal choice, especially in wealthy countries?

[@mrbruff]

I like the idea

[@tobyevans5388]

mrbruff I have my exam this year, so you know anything about English Language?

[@mrbruff]

Check my playlists for both Language exams

[@miriammassawi5584]

3 weeks till the exam lol... thanks Bruff 4 the great video that brings fourth amazing ideas and concepts of this poem!! btw ur a g

[@sw_charlie]

how you doing in life now?!

[@Sillyme1285]

How will i pass my English lit this year wish i was born a year before the new specimen

[@brachistochronecurve7863]

asiya trash Then you'd be the ripe age of 1

[@Bluebelly88]

Bumhead

[@nishthenash]

what are the top three quotes form this poem

[@ibabybell28]

In stanza 3 line 3 about the half formed ghost is it okay to say that it represents that the figure is neither dead nor alive 🙃

[@itztj573]

Now they see me and say Bruff daddy bruff daddy😂😆

[@Erolsaurus]

Wilfred Owen, Carol Ann Duffy, and now this comment? What's the connection with English literature and homosexuality?

[@ryhanahmed5849]

Can you tell me what points can be used from this poem to compare with Poppies if the the question was about the idea of loss? i need as many points as possible

[@fatimasabouni3933]

I want to talk about the visual imagery in the poem but I'm not sure what quote is the best to evidence the point. Any suggestions?

[@destiny-powerhouse3260]

Please can you give me a brief overview of the context i should include in this poem. I am not sure whether the context that you provided in the video is applicable to the essay we would write. Thanks

[@harrythehobbit3772]

Mr Bruff, does this compare well with remains? Could you suggest why if it does?

[@agm65maverickmissile52]

Late but Memory Both remember the events and compare very well with more specific themes of memory of conflict or the after-effects of conflict

[@nazlicelik968]

what does it show us when the consultations of 'darkroom' contrasting with the 'church' which is in the same verse??????? :)

[@garden2571]

in the aqa anthology what's the best poems to compare?

[@unclecondog9807]

"Invest as little as one pound"

[@monotone3333]

Your gonna help me so much got a class test tomorrow 😭

[@arpanbhattacharya7276]

thanks for the help on my end of year exam

[@jdjsjcjdn]

Just quick question. 6:52 is that describing or explaining? Ty

[@paigeemelishakira9941]

Which poem in the AQA anthology would be the best to compare this poem with?

[@mrbruff]

+Secret KZbinr explained in this playlist later on

[@georgedriscoll4658]

armitage is now the poet laureate

[@yasirmahi1429]

Mr Bruff, isn't War Photographer written by Carol Satyamurti

[@mrbruff]

+Yasir Plays two different poems both with the same name

[@yasirmahi1429]

mrbruff Ok that makes more sense. Thank you