Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes Flashcards
1
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Structure
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- Caesura –> switched from thoughts to reality
- Starts in the middle of action
- Enjambment used to focus reader on key words - Imagery etc.
2
Q
Meaning
A
- Shows the insignificance of war (doesn’t need to happen)
- Showing the destruction war creates - lives - nature
3
Q
Imagery
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- “Bullets smacking the belly out of the air”
4
Q
Language
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- “Yellow hare that rolled like a flame”
- “dropped like luxuries”
5
Q
Effect
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- Feel sympathy for the soldiers, because they had little choice
- Shame on the government & war propaganda
