English Flashcards
Who is Wilfred Owen?
A former WWI British officer who wrote anti-WWI poems.
Who is Siegfried Sassoon?
A man similar to Wilfred Owen, but a soldier.
Who is Jesse Pope?
A female British journalist who wrote propaganda in British newspapers to convince men to fight in the First World War.
What is jingoism/jingoistic?
Exaggerated patriotism, especially during times of war.
Why is Wilfred Owen objectifully better than Jessie Pope?
He saw the war, she didn’t, she was just yapping about games and theatre.
What are the 4 poems likely to be on the paper?
Who’s for the Game? - Jessie Pope
The Soldiers March On Past Your Door - unknown
Dulce et Decorum est - Wilfred Owen
Anthem for Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen
How is the figurative language of “Who’s for the Game” effective?
- Extended metaphor “Who’s for the game” conveys the positive, playful view of Pope on the war.
- Personification “she’s looking” uses a woman to influence men to protect her, Britain.
Give the 5 stage analysis.
- Explanation
- Alternative explanation
- Zoom
- Writer’s intention
- Reader effect
How is the structure of “Who’s for the game”
- Volta, each quotrain (4 lines) has 3 positive lines, and one negative. This can press home the belief that not fighting is pathetic and this is your duty.
- Rhyme scheme, ABAB throughout, trying to appeal to working class men who don’t understand complicated forms. Also very memorable.
- Metre, beat is very rhythmic, almost like a war cry, something to remember on the frontline.
- Final line of 4th quotrain is positive, changed to reiterate that you shouldn’t worry about war.
How is the persuasive techniques of “Who’s for the Game” useful?
- Rhetorical questions, trying to rally together men asking who’ll “tackle the job unafraid” or “give his country a hand”, manipulating you’ll be a hero and come back with just a crutch.
- Direct address, to Pope, everybody is the knight saving the damsel in distress, “looking and calling for you” making you think you’re special, conditioning you to fight, almost like a cult.
- Opinions, everything is an opinion, war is a game, just a crutch.
- Triplets, three positive lines.
How should your evidence be
- never use the word quote
- embed your quotes
- no more than 5 words roughly
If you have picnic and war in the same sentence, what is this?
Juxtaposition, contrast.
How is the figurative language of “TSMOPYD” (The Soldiers March.) useful?
- Personification “fields of battle call” is used to show there are men out there, who want you and need you to fight.
- Sibilance “side by side” is used as a soothing sound to make you feel at ease, your friends are next to you, you’re safe.
- Anecdote “your unborn children” is used to deeply insult a man, claiming your own children will find you a disgrace if you don’t fight.
