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One of Carol Ann Duffy's poems is "The war photographer". By reading the title we know that this poem has a subject matter related to war. "The war photographer" is about a photographer in England is responsible of taking photos in the wars, when he develops the films he recalls the horrible images of the victims in the war. He sends the pictures to the editor who chooses only a few of them to print …

…significant to note that the poem is written in first and second person. The readers refer to persona "I" to Duffy herself, and she is speaking to her lover "You", like directly to the readers. This poem is about the theme of love, which is a close relationship; this may be why Duffy uses this personification. The imagery, the tone and the techniques in this poem create the symbolizations of her unusual theme of love.