Ghazal And Manhunt Comparison

Compare the ways that the poets use language to present feelings in ‘The Manhunt’ and one other poem from the relationships section.
‘The Manhunt’ and Ghazal both explore the relationship between two people
‘The Manhunt’ is a poem written from the perspective of a wife of a soldier who has gone to war and has been scarred mentally and physically and has changed as a result of what happened to him. The poem exposes the after effects of war on those who served in it and it reminds the reader of those who gave their lives and who suffered in war.
The poem uses lots of war vocabulary such as, ‘unexploded mine, bullet,’ and, ‘parachute.’ These words tell the reader that it was the war that hurt him and they are also there to keep reminding the reader of the horror of war. The line, ‘The blown hinge of his lower jaw,’ tells the reader that he was physically hurt in the war. The word ‘blown’ suggests that he was hurt by a bomb and again is a reminder of war. It also suggests that metaphorically he is no longer open to his wife and that he is unable to open himself up to her and unable to talk about his emotions and feelings.
The poem also tells you that he is mentally hurt as it says, ‘The frozen river which ran through
It also connects the two through poetry and creativity. The speaker sees themselves as the ‘refrain’ while their lover is the ‘rhyme’ in the poem. As a refrain is the repeated part in the poem it suggests that the speaker sees themselves as less original and important than their lover. This is also seen in the line, ‘If I am the laurel leaf in your crown.’ This suggests that the speakers sees their lover as fit to wear a laurel crown which is a sign of a intelligence and wisdom and victory but the speaker sees herself as being only a leaf and so is less important and