Bayonet Charge

SMILEPoem – Bayonet Charge   

Structure 

How is this piece organised?

How does the poem look on the page?

How many stanzas?

How are the ideas developed?

Line length, rhyme scheme?

Is there any rhythm, repetition or enjambment?

Three stanzas – one full stop – enjambment – repetition of words to engrave them onto the minds of the reader – structure immediately shows urgency and danger – 2nd person but one soldier – one sentence in the whole poem which could show the desperation of the soldier.   

Meaning

What is the poem about?

Does it have a message?

What is the poet discussing? Why?

Is there an overall theme or idea in the poem?

Set in World War One – it is from one soldier’s point of view but in 2nd person – the soldier is nameless so it could relate to anyone – violence is overcoming nature – mankind is destroying mother nature – reality of war.   

Imagery

What pictures do you get in your mind when you read the poem?

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