TMHK Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Context
A
Hardy was against the Boer War - believed the Boers were defending their homes
Working class origins - replicates the Dorset expressions
Anti-war poet: exposing the truth about the war
2
Q
Form
A
Dramatic monologue - uses speech marks
Regular rhyme scheme
Regular rhythm
3
Q
Structure
A
First person
Cyclical structure - reflects his ongoing trauma
Exclamations
Repetition
Aposiopesis - dashes to show pauses and stumbling as he thinks for an answer
Mostly end-stopped lines, little enjambment
4
Q
Quotations
A
“Staring face to face”
“Killed him in his place”
“because - Because”
“My foe”
“Just as I”
“Shoot a fellow down”
“Quaint and curious war is”
