Bayonet Charge Flashcards
1
Q
Violent imagery and onomatopoeia describes the sound and impact of the shots
A
“bullets smacking the belly out of the air-“
2
Q
Simile suggests his rifle is useless and foreshadows the injuries he’s likely to get
A
“he lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm”
3
Q
His patriotism to fear and pain - his heroic ideals have been replaced by painful reality
A
“patriotic tear”
4
Q
Simile emphasises the hare’s frantic movement and hints at the danger the soldier is in
A
“a yellow hare that rolled like a flame/ And crawled in a threshing circle”
5
Q
These are the reasons that persuade people to go to war. Using “etcetera” suggests they’re not even worth listing.
A
“king, honour, human dignity, etcetera”
