The cry of South Africa Flashcards
1
Q
Give back my dead!
A
- indisputable
- incontrovertible
- exhortation to return those who have died in war
- strengthened by exclamation mark
- personal (explaining the loss and effects)
2
Q
They who by kop and fountain
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-
3
Q
First saw the light upon my rocky breast!
A
- implies they are sons of South Africa
- describes South African landscape
4
Q
Give back my dead,
A
- reiterates the possessiveness
- show the anger and loss
5
Q
The sons who played upon me
A
- were once youthful now dead
6
Q
When childhood’s dews still rested on their heads.
A
- innocence
- metaphor, dew retreats as the sun rises, innocence and childhood leave as war and old age arrive
7
Q
Give back my dead
A
- accusatory, will not be denied it
8
Q
Whom thou hast riven from me
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- country and men being torn apart
- forceful diction
9
Q
By arms of men loud call from earth’s farthest bound
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- death by literal arms of men
- death by fire from the arms they bore
- arrogant and domineering English
- English from afar
- no place in the country
10
Q
To wet my bosom with my children’s blood!
A
- the nurturing bosom shows violence has occurred due to the blood
- futility
11
Q
Give back my dead
A
- sense of loss
12
Q
The dead who grew up on me!
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- speaker has become fond of South Africa’s children who have died before their time
13
Q
Mood
A
- aggressive and angry
- retrospective
- rejection
- mournful / loss
14
Q
themes
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- death
- innocence
15
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enjambment
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- distress
- loss of things
