Bayonet Charge

Question 1

What are the themes in ‘Bayonet Charge’

Answer 1

• War, One Man’s battle and action

Question 2

What is the tense like?

Answer 2

• The poet writes it from the future

- This then links to action and is looking back as it is written from imagination

Question 3

What is combat like in Bayonet Charge?

Answer 3

• Hand to hand face to face combat

Question 4

What does combat demostrate?

Answer 4

• The vulnerability of the solider

Question 5

Describe the structure

Answer 5

• 3 irreguar stanzas, which rhythm and pace is dictated by punctuation and enjambment