What were they like? Flashcards
What kind of tone is apparent throughout?
Deliberate detached tone.
There is two voices…
Unclear of who they are.
What tense is the poem in?
Past tense.
Until end line.
The last line is in present tense what does this do?
It heightens power of poet’s message.
The alliteration does what?
Heightens affects of war.
The second half of the poem is more what?
Poignant.
Less cold.
The echoed sounds of the war is used through?
Onomatopoeia.
What happens in the first half?
Questions are asked.
What happens in the second half?
Answers to the questions.
Disjointed…
Structure.
Enjambment heightens what?
Fragmented state of country/culture.
‘What were they like?’…
Suggests that the poem will provide an answer.
What does the poem explore?
Aftermath of the Vietnam war, written as a protest against this war.
The poem argues what?
That the country lost its identity due to the war in 1955-75.
The questions at the starts of the poem are asked…
Quickly and impatiently.
