Last Post

Question 1

What is Carol Ann Duffy communicating about conflict?

Answer 1

Pays respect to WW1 generation
Portrays sorrow at loss of life (loss of potential)
Pays homage to WW1 poets

Question 2

What is the structure used in the last post?

Answer 2

1 stanza

Reversed narrative - ironic & poignantly emphasises tragedy of WW1

Question 3

What are the techniques used in the last post?

Answer 3

Allusion - Dulce Et Decorum Est - reiterates owen’s message
Repetition - “Die and die and die” - emphasises amount of men who died
List of potential lives - potential of what could’ve been

Question 4

What is the rhythm & rhyme used in the last post?

Answer 4

Irregular & iambic pentameter up to “die” - shows reorganisation of narrative (chaotic)

Question 5

What is the imagery used in the last post?

Answer 5

“Shrapnel scythed you” - sibilance & harsh reality of trench warfare
“Bled bad blood”

Question 6

What is the vocabulary used in the last post?

Answer 6

“Several million lives” - emphasises potential of lives - hyperbole
“Tuck away” - light diction - poignant tone set