Conflict Prep

Question 1

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Title of Anthem for Doomed Youth analysis

Anthem references choirs

Doomed Youth enforces the morbidity

Question 2

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Who’s For The Game title analysis

‘Game’ implies fun with no consequences

Rhetorical question

Question 3

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Anthem For Doomed Youth repetition of ‘only’ and ‘no’

Enforces the emptiness and dread

Question 4

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Who’s For The Game rhetorical questions

Three lines encourage joining, fourth line discourages not joining

“Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid?” Presents conflict as honour

“And who thinks he’d rather sit tight.” Criticises those who don’t join

Question 5

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Anthem For Doomed Youth second stanza

Rhetorical questions emphasise grief and loneliness

“What passing bells for these who die as cattle?”

Comparing them to livestock

Rhetorical question

Question 6

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Who’s For The Game Stanza 2

“Who’ll give his country a hand?”

Personifies country to justify conflict

Uses patriotism to glorify war