Mametz Wood

Question 1

What was Owen Sheers communicating about conflict?

Answer 1

Courage & bravery of soldiers
Brutal deaths they had
Ruined landscape hasn’t recovered
Slightly cynical - futility

Question 2

What is the structure used in Mametz Wood?

Answer 2

Tecrets (stanza of 3 lines) - structure narrative of poem

Question 3

What are the techniques used in Mametz Wood?

Answer 3

Juxtaposition - “wasted youth” - waste of potential, hint of cynicism 
Semantic field (a lot of successive words meaning same thing) - fragmentation - bones broken, gruesome death 
Simile - “as if the notes they had sung” - image of men is like song/message to us today

Question 4

What is the rhythm & rhyme used in Mametz Wood?

Answer 4

Irregular rhythm - caesura & enjambment - helps to highlight/reflect
Run/guns - fragmented

Question 5

What is the imagery used in Mametz Wood?

Answer 5

Visual imagery of skeletons - “skulls” - gruesome, communicating message of futility/waste
Animal imagery - “broken bird’s egg”

Question 6

What is the vocabulary used in Mametz Wood?

Answer 6

“Socketed”, “dropped open”, “absent tongues”, “nesting machine guns”
How fragile/young these men were
Hidden & secure