bayonet charge Flashcards
what is the first line of the poem? what is the effect of the repeated R and H?
“suddenly he was awake and was running-raw in raw-seamed hot khaki”
hard work and heavy breathing
what is the effect of “green hedge” being used among the description of a warzone?
its very pastoral and contrasts to the warzone
what is the effect of the enjembent in this poem?
adds to the chaos of the battle
give a quote where the line between man and weapon is blurred
“he lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm”
give a quote where the bullets are personified
“bullets smacking the belly out of the air”
give a quote that dehumanises the soldier and makes him seem like a machine
“sweating like molten iron”
give a quote where was is trivilasised and monotonous
“in what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations”
give a rhetorical question and its effect on the poem
“was he the hand pointing that second?”
it changes the pace of the poem as if the soldier is stopping to reflect on himself
after the rhetorical question there is enjembment for four verses - what is the effect of this?
implies he has suddenly come to some conclusion. this seems to both drag on and all happen at once
give the quote that descibes the hare
“threw up a yellow hare that rolled like a flame”
what is the effect of the hare being used in this poem?
yellow is the colour of fear and the hare is a prey animal. this is a very natural image which juxtaposes the imagery surrounding the soldier
what could the hare be a metaphor for?
for another soldier who has been shot and is scared trying to escape - he has been dehumanised
what is the effect of ‘plunge’ in the quote “he plunged past with his bayonet toward the green hedge”?
it implies he is in too deep and has made the desision to go on - no turning back
give the quote where the soldier lists the motives of war and the effect of this
“king, honour, human dignity, etcetera”
shows the pointlessness of all of this when your actually on the battlefield
what is the last line of the poem?
“his terrors touchy dynamite”
