Poetry Flashcards
Dehumanisation
Repetitive use of “They”
Juxtaposition of happiness in the connotations of the title with the somber tone and horrific events referenced in the poem
“Homecoming.”
Represents the ongoing and relentless struggle (characteristic) of war that push many people all the way to their death. Represents the suddenness and finality of death.
The lack of punctuation in weapons training with its ongoing, relentless rhythm finishing with the repetition of death three times. Enjambment
Mocks them and questions masculinity to make them become soldiers.
Uses propaganda to create a transition between innocent men to killers
Loss of innocence
I saw those eyes that did not see mirror my cruelty.
A horny fiend
Devilish connotations. Foreshadows her deceit of her father
Let him dream of a child, Angel - mind
Her father doesn’t expect her to disobey hem…. Innocence