What were they like? Flashcards

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1
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What kind of tone is apparent throughout?

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Deliberate detached tone.

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2
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There is two voices…

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Unclear of who they are.

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What tense is the poem in?

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Past tense.

Until end line.

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4
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The last line is in present tense what does this do?

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It heightens power of poet’s message.

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5
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The alliteration does what?

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Heightens affects of war.

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The second half of the poem is more what?

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Poignant.

Less cold.

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7
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The echoed sounds of the war is used through?

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Onomatopoeia.

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8
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What happens in the first half?

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Questions are asked.

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9
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What happens in the second half?

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Answers to the questions.

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10
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Disjointed…

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Structure.

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11
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Enjambment heightens what?

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Fragmented state of country/culture.

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12
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‘What were they like?’…

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Suggests that the poem will provide an answer.

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13
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What does the poem explore?

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Aftermath of the Vietnam war, written as a protest against this war.

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The poem argues what?

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That the country lost its identity due to the war in 1955-75.

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15
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The questions at the starts of the poem are asked…

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Quickly and impatiently.

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16
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Perhaps a reporter is asking questions, sign of?

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Ignorance.

Lack of respect with spelling the name.

17
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‘Use lanterns of stone’…

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Links to light/old civilisation.

Suggests Vietnam and its people will become vague and distant part of history.

18
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‘Buds’…
‘Bone and ivory’…
‘Jade and silver’…

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Natural materials suggests primitive existence.

19
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‘Sir’…

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Immediately more respectful.

20
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‘Light hearts turned to stone’…

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Metaphor for destruction.

War effects them emotionally.