Bayonet Charge

Question 1

WHo wrote bayonet charge?

Answer 1

Ted hughes

Question 2

What’s bayonet charge about ?

Answer 2

A single soldiers experience of a charge towards Enemy lines, describes his thoughts and actions
His emotions are over rid by fear , replacing patriotic ideals that he held before the violence began

Question 3

Form of bayonet charge ?

Answer 3

Enhancement caesura and lines of uneven length. Creates an irregular rhythm.
Narrator used the pronoun “he” as he could represent any young soldier

Question 4

3 quotes from the bayonet charge

Answer 4

“Threw up a yellow hare rolled like a flame”- simile here emphasises the soldiers frantic movements that imitate a hare
“Patriotic tear” - figurative language to show his patriotism has condensed into fear and pain
A rifle numb as a smashed arm- violent imagery suggests his rifle is useless and foreshadows he will be punished for that later on . Numbness mirroring how he feels ? Alone with the rifle

Question 5

Key theme within bayonet charge ? What other poems does the poem link well to?

Answer 5

Poem examines the deadly affects of war on a soldier
Could be compared to EXPOSURE , REMAINS