Flag Flashcards

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Recall stanza 1 of the poem, flag

A

What’s that fluttering in a breeze?
Its just a piece of cloth
that brings a nation to its knees.

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Recall stanza 2 of the poem, flag

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What’s that unfurling from a pole?
It’s just a piece of cloth
that makes the guts of men grow bold.

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3
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Recall stanza 3 of the poem, flag

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What’s that rising over a tent?
It’s just a piece of cloth
that dares the coward to relent.

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Recall stanza 4 of the poem, flag

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What’s that flying across a field?
It’s just a piece of cloth
that will outlive the blood you bleed.

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5
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Recall stanza 5 of the poem, flag

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How can I possess such a cloth?
Just ask for a flag my friend.
Then blind your conscience to the end.

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6
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What is the effect of the repeated questions in the poem?

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  1. To emphasise our fascination with the power of nationalism
  2. To start to get the reader to think about what nationalism actually is
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What is the effect of the repeated declarative “its just a piece of cloth” throughout the first 4 stanzas?

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  • It challenges the idea of ‘nationalism’ and what a flag is/means
  • gives the flag a lack of value as its a normal cheap material (doesnt understand how people die for these flags)
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“nation”, “guts” “blood” “men” “coward”

What do these words connote?

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The negative aspect of nationalism

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“just ask for a flag, my friend then blind your conscience till the end”

What technique is used here and what does this line suggest?

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Personification

  • the line suggests that your conscience is no longer present/active if you believe in the power of a flag
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What technique is used in the questions at the start of the stanzas?

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Rhetorical questions

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