Last Post Flashcards

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What is Carol Ann Duffy communicating about conflict?

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

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What is the structure used in the last post?

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1 stanza

Reversed narrative - ironic & poignantly emphasises tragedy of WW1

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What are the techniques used in the last post?

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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

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

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

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What is the imagery used in the last post?

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

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What is the vocabulary used in the last post?

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

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