Bayonet Charge Flashcards
1
Q
“his _____ touchy _______”
A
“his terror’s touchy dynamite”
2
Q
“suddenly __ awoke and ___ ______”
A
“suddenly he awoke and was running”
3
Q
“king, ______, human ______, etcetera”
A
“king, honour, human dignity, etcetera”
4
Q
“in _________ then he ______ stopped”
A
“in bewilderment then he almost stopped”
5
Q
Context
A
-Hughes father fought in ww1 and was left emotionally traumatised
-inspired by Owens poem and borrowed many of his ideas
-The soldiers realisation in the poem of the pointlessness of war mirrors the shift in the public mood during the war
6
Q
Structure
A
three stanzas, encompassing a short moment in time for the soldiers but uses enjambment and caesura to mirror the panic and chaos he experiences and the chaotic nature of war.
