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His delivery is deadpan and sometimes darkly humorous. This particular poem lacks the humour of some of his other work and instead presents a dark and disturbing image of a soldier suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. Armitage made a film for Channel 4 in called The Not Dead and has a collection of poems of the same name, from which this poem is taken. In preparation for this work, he interviewed veteran soldiers of different wars, including the Gulf War.

More about commenting on context. Context The context in which a poem was written can sometimes tell you more about its themes, message and meaning. Hugh made a romantic appeal to Demelza at the beach, telling her in six months he would be living in darkness and he wanted to know what it meant to love and be loved. Demelza was very taken by the proposal, and she slept with him. Demelza wanted to keep the truth from Ross, but being in love with her, Hugh offered her the chance to run away with him.

Demelza denied the offer, leaving him heartbroken. Lord Falmouth, Hugh's uncle had an ambition for Hugh to continue on a path towards running for parliament. Many months later, Hugh sent a poem to Demelza declaring he loved her, but she hid the poem from Ross.

Unfortunately, Ross knew of the betrayal and became paranoid about Hugh and Demelza's connection. But Hugh's health had continued to deteriorate and he began suffering from migraines. An attempt was made to save him with the means of leeches, but it never worked. On Hugh's death bed, Demelza spoke with him one final time, at the end of which Hugh passed away. Demelza was devastated by Hugh's death, and the impact he made on Ross and Demelza's marriage continued to be felt.

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