Poems - Bayonet Charge Flashcards
What is Bayonet Charge about?
A soldier going into war inexperienced and new and witnessing the horrors of it . The horrors of war petrify him so much that he get turned into a weapon driven by terror
What is the main context for Bayonet Charge?
Hughes said that war overshadowed his childhood as his dad and uncles went to fight in the war. Many people from his hometown fought in the war as well.
“raw- —— hot —–” (Bayonet Charge)
“raw- seamed hot khaki”
What technique is “raw-seamed hot khaki” (Bayonet Charge) and what does it represent?
Metaphor/anaphora - the soldier is inexperienced and not ready to face the horrors of war.
What does Bayonet charge start in and what does it represent?
In Media res - the poem starts within the chaos of war, represents the lack of power the soldier has , and the confusing panic around him.
What occurs throughout Bayonet Charge (form)?
Enjambment - represents the soldiers struggle
“his —— touchy ——–” (Bayonet Charge)
“his terrors touchy dynamite”
What technique is “his terrors touchy dynamite “ and what does it represent? (Bayonet charge )
alliteration , at the end of the poem and represents the dehumanising affects of war as the soldier is turned into a weapon driven by terror. It contrasts the panic he feels in the beginning.
