Bayonet Charge Flashcards
1
Q
what is Bayonet Charge about?
A
the thoughts and behaviours of a soldier in a midst of a battle during WW1
2
Q
what is Ted Hughes experience with WW1?
A
he wasn’t alive during WW1
3
Q
what are the themes in Bayonet Charge?
A
-power of nature
-war and conflict
4
Q
what is the form of Bayonet Charge?
A
-In media res
-free verse
5
Q
what is the structure of Bayonet Charge?
A
-enjambent
-caesura
-3rd person retrospective narrative
6
Q
what is the language used in Bayonet Charge?
A
-personification
-similes
-allusion
-synasthasia
-inversion of syntax
7
Q
what does Bayonet Charge link to?
A
Charge of the Light Brigade - both 2nd hand experience
Exposure, Remains, War Photographer -against war
8
Q
when was Bayonet Charge written?
A
1957
