Bayonet charge

Question 1

Suddenly

Answer 1

Thrists the listener into the action and relates to the idea of waking up in MEDIAS RES

Question 2

Raw in raw seamed hot khaki

Answer 2

Connotations of raw are animalistic which denotes a lack of humanity in the situation

stands out against the strength of his other vocabulary conveying the soldiers intense suffering

Question 3

Bullets smacking the belly

Answer 3

The METAPHOR creates a tense, violent atmosphere and also alludes go someone being winded and unable to brethe

Question 4

He almost stopped-

Answer 4

The use of the hyphen creates a pause which coincides with the idea of the soldier being about to stop

Question 5

Which narratove is it written in and why

Answer 5

Third person which gives a limited narrative perspective. This allows the reader to focus on the individual impact of war.

Question 6

enjambment

Answer 6

it purposely lacks of enjambment which stops the reader from taking a break or pause which quickens the pace of the poem. helps to tense the poem more

Question 7

lugged

Answer 7

implies he is not physically adept enough to carry. shows physical uncomfortibility for his role

Question 8

numb as a smashed arm

Answer 8

referencing the horror of war and how soldiers can become desensitised

Question 9

king, honour, human dignity

Answer 9

asyndetic listing to show how the soldier gains honour from fighting for his king and country