Damaged Relationships In 'The Manhunt And In Paris With You'

Compare the ways in which damaged relationships are presented in ‘The Manhunt’ and ‘In Paris with You’
Simon Armitage and James Fentom both present a damaged relationship in ‘The Manhunt’ and ‘In Paris with You’ by using many poetic devises such as alliteration, metaphors and repetition. Armitage presents a damaged relationship in the Manhunt between a soldier, Eddie, and his wife, Laura, and how they have been affected by war. Fenton presents a damaged relationship between a couple using a monologue.
Both titles have a perception of being something else but the emotions expressed in each poem reveal the opposite. The title, The Manhunt, manipulates you into thinking that the poem will be about death and criminal behaviour but the context of the poem is about the relationship between a man and his wife. Although the title is the opposite of the text, it still has some similarities. The title is also about searching. This links in with the text because it is about a wife ‘searching’ for the husband she used to have and trying to get into the mindset of her husband so that she can understand him. The title ‘In Paris with You’, is perceived to be a
Armitage uses rhyme to represent the gradual healing process of Eddie’s wife, Laura – “every nerve in his body had tightened and closed. Then, only then, did I come close.” He uses the word ‘closed’ to show that there was no way of repairing the relationship but then he goes on to say “only then, did I come close” which tells us that there is still hope for repairing the relationship. On the other hand, Fenton uses internal rhyming to present a relationship going down the hill – “I’ve had an earful And I get tearful” this shows the more she hears from her partner, the more it makes them feel awful. The lack of punctuation in both of the poems helps it to flow evenly to show the pathway of the