Bayonet charge: Flashcards

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“Bullets smacking the belly out of the air”

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  • Metaphor- creates a tense and violent atmosphere
  • Alludes to someone being winded- unable to breathe
  • Plosive sounds- ‘bullets’ & ‘belly’
  • Personification of the air having a ‘belly’ allows the reader to have sympathy for the effect of war on nature- describing it as buman terms allows them to relate to the abuse
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