Bayonet Charge

Question 1

how does the poem start

Answer 1

in media res

Question 2

what does the quote ‘ bullets smacking the belly out of the air’ suggest

Answer 2

metaphor

onomatopoeia

he as a soldier is not trained

Question 3

what form is bayonet charge

Answer 3

narrative

Question 4

what form is bayonet charge

Answer 4

narrative

Question 5

what does the quote ‘he was running like a man who has jumped up in the dark and runs’

Answer 5

simile

symbolises

he cant see the truth ‘dark’
he cant see why he’s here
soldiers had no power

Question 6

what does the quote ‘king, honour, human dignity etc, dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm

Answer 6

volta

juxtaposes

three things he fights for
this is when he wakes up
when he can finally see

Question 7

he was running,…

Answer 7

like a man who has jumped up in the darks and runs

Question 8

bullets smacking..

Answer 8

the belly out of air

Question 9

king , honour, human dignity etc..

Answer 9

dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm