Nettles Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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Nettles language acronym
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ERM-
Emotive language
Repetition
Military imagery
2
Q
Nettles author
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Vernon scannell
3
Q
Nettles written in
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1980
4
Q
Nettles contextual points
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Fought in ww2
Had 6 kids, 2 of which died (could be personal memory)
5
Q
Nettles form + implication
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One stanza with ABAB rhyme scheme - reflects the everyday subject matter
6
Q
Nettles structure + implication
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Cyclical - son is the top priority of the parents, will reoccur
7
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Nettles emotive language quotes + implication
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Raw, tender, slashed - shows the parents care deeply about the son
8
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Nettles military imagery quotes + implication
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Green spears, regiment of spite- context and severity, perhaps doesn’t want son to go Through what he went through
9
Q
Nettles
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10
Q
Compare nettles to…?
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Neutral tones
