Bayonet Charge

Question 1

Bayonet charge

In ___-_______ hot ______, his sweat heavy,

Answer 1

In raw-seemed hot khaki, his sweat heavy,

Alliteration of the r’s and h’s sense of hard work and heavy breathing as runs.

Question 2

Bayonet charge

“______ _______ the belly out of the air - “

“Rifle ____ as a ______ _____;”

Answer 2

Bullets smacking the belly out of the air-

Personified bullets and semantic field of body parts. Dehumanised humans and personifies weapons adds to the idea of death. Foreshadows injures that he is going to get.

Question 3

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Like a ____ who has __________ up in the ____ and runs

Answer 3

Like a man who has jumped up in the dark and runs

Simile. Running in the dark. Running blind. Running like they don’t know what they are fighting for

Question 4

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In what _____ _______ of the _____ and the nations

Answer 4

In what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations

Metaphor machine like. Emphasis there insignificance. Cold shows power doesn’t care about individuals.

Question 5

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____, ________, human _____, etcetera
Dropped like ________

Answer 5

King, honour, human dignity, etcetera
Dropped like luxuries

Thing they were going to fight for have changed. Reduced to basic level. Attacking out of desperation not moral principle.