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23 Cards in this Set
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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH |
"What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?"
METAPHOR + RHETORICAL QUESTION Dehumanising effect of war
Death on an industrial scale = slaughter house. Men are stripped of humanity compared to cattle - human cruelty. Rhetoric allows for responders to reflect. |
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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH |
"monstrous anger of ...guns", "stuttering rifles' rapid rattle"
ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION and PERSONIFICATION Brutality of war
The anger of war is personified through the destructive war weaponry. The use of alliteration creates a cacophony of horrific sounds; showcasing the brutal nature of war and the anger associated with it. |
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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH |
"bells", "demented choirs of wailing shells" and "bugles calling..."
CUMULATION = cacophony of sounds (sensory technique) Destruction of war
The first stanza contains a catalogue of the sounds associated with war - the weapons of destruction. A cacophony of sounds is accumulated throughout the following phrases. The discordance is then reinforced with the alliteration in the personified line: "stuttering rifles' rapid rattle" - onomatopoeia. |
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THE PARABLE OF THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG |
"But the old man...slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one."
RHYMING COUPLET + IRONY Wastefulness of war
The irony in this rhyming couplet portrays sheer ridiculousness of arrogant militarism. This poem feeds into Owen's disgust regarding the activities of war. (Parable = biblical references, use of archaic language. Abram and Isaac. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"like old beggars", "coughing like hags"
SIMILE Loss of innocence
Owen portrays young men as old hags due to the horrific effects of war - the ageing of war. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"men marched asleep", "drunk with fatigue"
Dehumanising effect of war
This quote highlights the dehumanising effect of war - men portrayed as robots/rotting corpses as they "marched asleep", "drunk with fatigue". Owen cleverly describes their physical agony they endured. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"All went lame, all blind;"
HYPERBOLE Physical effects of war
Owen exaggerates the physical conditions the soldiers possess through the repetition of the word "all" |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!"
Loss of Innocence + Horrors of war
Owen captures the young soldier's desperation in this line which allows readers to sympathise with the young innocent men. The exclamation points show panic and the capitals increase and heighten the desperation in the tone. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"thick green light"
ADJECTIVES
Cleverly chosen adjectives create uncomfortable visuals for the responder - affecting them as well as allowing for them to sympathise with the soldiers who are at war. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"As under a green sea, I saw him drowning"
METAPHOR Horrors of war
Owen uses this particular line to illustrate the horrific/tragic scene of war - the immediacy is heightened through the use of personal pronouns. This allows the responder to create sympathy for the suffering, "drowning" soldier as well as the witness of a horrific traumatising scene. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"guttering, choking, drowning"
SELECTED VERBS Horrors of war
The verbs emphasise the nightmarish quality of war - therefore taking the reader to the scene. Verbs are easily envisaged for the responder. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"if...you too could pace", "if you could hear"
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE + PRONOUNS Effects of war
Through the incorporation of the word "if" - Owen engages with the responder by allowing them to interactively follow along such scenes. |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST |
"The Old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori..."
War is something that should not be glorified
Roughly translated to : "It is honourable and noble to die for your country". This closing line feeds into Owen's disagreement with war. This phrase portrays Owen's tone of bitter scorn - he does not glorify war in any matter. |
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MENTAL CASES |
"Misery swelters"
PERSONIFICATION
Misery is personified as it is destructing to men's minds (not only the weapons and physical effects of war but the psychological effects that follow after waging the war). Misery is detrimental to men's mental health/well being. Highlight psychological horrors of war. |
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MENTAL CASES |
"These are men whose minds the dead have ravished."
PERSONIFICATION
Death is also personified and capitalised - soldiers are surrounded by gruesome horrors = whilst waging the war as well as after. |
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MENTAL CASES |
"their eyeballs shrink tormented"
EMPHASIS Horrors of war + Physical/Psychological effects of war
Owen cleverly emphasise the men's physical suffering acts. Owen captures the physical agony the mend undergo - easy to conceptualise. |
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MENTAL CASES |
"Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh" Horrors of war + Psychological trauma
Symbolic of a mental wound that festers and never heals as each morning is revisited. (endless cycle of never-ending suffering) |
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MENTAL CASES |
"picking", "snatching", "pawing" and "plucking"
SELECTED VERBS
Frenzied actions are easily envisaged. Therefore create swift vivid visuals. |
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DISABLED |
"He sat...waiting for dark"
SYMBOLISM
The dark represents both night as well as death - the poem captures the physical effects/physical disabilities of the veteran - capable to do nothing. |
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DISABLED |
"Legless, sewn short at elbow"
DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE
Allows the reader/responder to clearly visualise the soldiers physical injuries, therefore creating sympathy. |
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DISABLED |
"Some cheered him home but not as crowds cheer Goal"
War is something that should not be glorified
Portrays the subjects feelings. The returned soldier was not celebrated for his efforts or for his large sacrifices, left neglected. Waste of life at war. |
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FUTILITY |
"Futility", "fatuous"
DICTION - choice of words
The title highlights the uselessness and pointlessness of war. Addresses Owen's view on the waste of life at war due to the impacts explored at war. |
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FUTILITY |
"Move him into the sun - gently its touch awoke him once."
PERSONIFICATION Nature
The tender sun - "gently". Waste of life. Sun has life giving powers |
