Bayonet Charge Flashcards
1
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Story line
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Young soldiers are running for their lives. Comparison is made to nature. The brutal realities of war are laid out unemotionally for the reader.
2
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Form
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Three stanzas that are quite long to show the terror and how much happens at once - rushing of the poem shows fear
3
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Themes
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- thoughts and actions
- morals
- war and the mental pain it brings
- humanity vs nature
4
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Info
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‘_’ shows the panic of the poem and is fast pace here
5
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Comparison to other poems
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- charge of the light brigade
- exposure
- checking out me history
- Storm on the island
6
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Poetic techniques used
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Repetition Powerful verbs Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Metaphor Strong images References Wilfred Owen Plosive alliteration about guns firing
7
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Structure
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Straight into action with the he adverb ‘suddenly’
