Bayonet Charge

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Created on: 17-06-20 11:34

Who wrote Bayonet Charge?

Ted Hughes

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What happens within this poem?

A soldier is thrusted into a battle and disorientated. He runs forward without meaning and pauses to find it. A dying yellow hare snaps him back to his senses, and he allows his instincts to take over.

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What are the themes within this poem?

Bewilderment, human values, mechanical imagery, War

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What perspective is the poem written in?

Third person, which leaves us with questions about what's in his head. All we can do is observe his behaviour

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What structural techniques are used within the poem?

Enjambement creates a sense of overwhelming, a Caesura prompts the reader to pause and consider the terrors of war, and the start in media res conveys the bewilderment of the soldier to the reader, also quickening the pace.

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Which language techniques contribute to the themes?

Raw is repeated which connotes an animalistic, or lack of humanity within the situation. Cold clockwork and lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm create a mechanical theme, in which the soldiers are all identical tools of war, disregarding their human

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