bayonet charge Flashcards
first word of the poem, that reflects the soldiers emotion of confusion and uncertainty
“Suddenly”
structural device used to create an unordered effect on the reader
enjambment
a structural device to pause the reader in stanza 2, as the soldier stops to think of what he is actually doing
caesura
quotes relating to temperature, may emphasise the distress the soldier feels as he is constantly in conflicting condition.
could also be to show the fiery nature of war and how it is fierce
“Molten”
“Cold”
“Flame”
“Hot”
quote that shows nature being a victim of war and being impacted by it.
the “hare” being a representation of the natural world and how war is affecting it
“Flame” may be the gunfire or the burning pain the animal experiences
“yellow hare that rolled like a flame”
quote that shows the pointless and dismissive attitude the soldier has
“King, honour, human dignity etcetera”
brutal words, with an overload of emotive vocabulary attempting to overwhelm the reader (just like the soldier is)
“Stumbling”
“Lugged”
“Smashed”
