Bayonet Charge Form + Structure

Question 1

Form - Pronoun ‘He’ Instead of Naming the Soldier

Answer 1

• Keeps him anonymous.
• Suggests he is a universal figure who could represent any young soldier.

Question 2

Structure - In Media Res

Answer 2

• Soldier was taken by surprise, as are we.
• Helps us sympathise with the soldier, we are confused as he is.
• Has not prepared to take the life of someone else.

Question 3

Enjambment

Answer 3

• Slows down time like in the soldier’s mind.
• Helps the reader reflect on what is happening.

Question 4

Disjointed Structure

Answer 4

• No rhyme scheme or set number of syllables in each line.
• Represents the disjointed experience of war.