bayonet charge Flashcards

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who wrote the poem and why

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hughes and he wasnt a soldier himself but he was interested in violence and the animalistic side of people

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what quotes show the danger of the bullets

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“bullets smacking the belly out of the air”

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what two quotes show the patriarchal nature leaving the soldier

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“patriotic tear”
“king honour human dignity dropped like luxures”

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what quote shows the soldiers loss of human nature because he is scared

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“foot hung like statuary mid stride”

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5
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how is bayonet charge structured

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uses enjambment
“shot slashed furrows threw up a yellow hare”
suddenely at the start suggest something happened previously

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what quote shows the hare is feeling the same as the soldier

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“rolling like a flame”

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what quote shows the soldier becoming violent

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terrors touchy dynamite

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