The Man He Killed Flashcards
1
Q
Overall message
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The persona shoots at and kills a man for no other reason other then they are at war.
2
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Context
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-Boer war
-England wanted control of South Africa
1899-1992- boer war
-Thomas Hardy was a humanist- didn’t believe in war
3
Q
Archaic term
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‘Right many a nipperkin’ - wetting the babies head
- war takes away the mans potential to have children
- Also potential for them to be friends
4
Q
Repetition
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‘Because- because he was my foe’
-feels guilty- feels the need to justify it
5
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Latinate syntax
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‘My foe of course he was’ -guilt and confusion- justifying why he killed him
6
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Rhythm and meter
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Iambic timeter and tetrameter- nursery rhymes- war is childish
7
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Conditional tense
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‘Had he and I but met’ - they could have been friends
