Mametz wood

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  • Created on: 01-09-16 17:21
What is the literal meaning of the poem
Soldiers broken bodies being unearthed from underground
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What is the figurative meaning
How soldiers are forgotten and they can't be at peace until they are rememvered and acknowledged
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What metaphor sows we are fragile are dehumanises them
"A chit of bone,the china plate of a soldier blade.."
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What does the semantic field of ojects show
chinaplate, egg, mosaic show we are fragile and breakable
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What does the semantic field of nature show
faremers,land,fied,unearthing shows nature is just as important as humans
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what does the semantic field of body parts show
bpne,skull,skin,arm,jaw show they aren't people anymore just parts
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What does the semantic field time show
years,relic,morning,outlasted show how the soldiers have been waiting a long time and now they are at peace the land can heal
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What device is "nesting mahne guns"
a metaphor for violence with nature
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Which quote suggest they have become human again
2As if if the notes they had sungs/have only now, with this unearthing, slipped from their absent tongues."
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