Bayonet Charge Quotes

Question 1

‘Suddenly […] raw In raw’

Answer 1

thrusts the listener into the action and relates to the idea of waking up, repetition creates a sense of desperation- animalistic which denotes a lack of humanity in the situation

Question 2

‘His sweat heavy’

Answer 2

metaphor shows the physical impact of the soldiers fear

Question 3

‘Bullets smacking the belly’

Answer 3

a tense, violent atmosphere and also alludes to someone being winded and unable to breathe

Question 4

‘Patriotic fear’

Answer 4

fear appears to haven taken over the soldiers patriotism

Question 5

‘He almost stopped - […] cold clockwork’

Answer 5

hyphen creates a pause which coincides with the idea of the soldier being about to stop, mechanical imagery emphasises by the harsh alliteration and implies that the soldier has been dehumanised in his role

Question 6

‘Shot-slashed furrows’

Answer 6

rural imagery is subverted to create a juxtaposition between the nourishing connotations of farming and life being taken away in the same place

Question 7

‘Threw up a yellow hare’

Answer 7

violent connotations contrast with the innocence connotated by the hare

Question 8

‘King, honour, human dignity, etcetera dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm’

Answer 8

the soldier appears to have completely abandoned his previously upheld values and motivation to fight