Bayonet charge Flashcards
1
Q
‘suddenly he awoke and was running’
A
flashback, shell shock
medias res (in the middle of something)
2
Q
‘raw’
A
inexperienced, animalistic, what it reduces men to
3
Q
‘stumbling’
‘towards a green hedge’
A
fear, uncertainty
contrast beauty vs war, solider is fighting nature
4
Q
‘bullets smacking’
A
child like punishment, misses all of childhood even the bad bits
5
Q
‘belly out of the air’
A
war has destroyed normal order should be smacking the air out of his belly
6
Q
‘king, honour, human dignity, etcetera’
A
key motivations, things that were constantly told to them, doesnt care about pride anymore
7
Q
‘in the dark and runs’
A
running like hes in a nightmare
enjamnment, sudden pause shows the true speed
