Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Commentary "Trench duty"

Diction
  • Shows how awful the war was. Makes the tone sadder. Makes the audience feel how terrible the war was, and how fast situations changed (how fast things change can also be seen in how short the poem is, he wakes up and then someones dead)
  • Battle/war diction-"Trench," "Bombardment," "Raid," "Wire," "Sniper fire," "Killed," "dead,"
  • Violent/unpleasant diction- "Shaken," "numbed," "Gruff," "horror," "stiff and chilled"
  • Sudden changes "Gruff muttering voices" to "Big bombardment," and "I'm wide awake and some chaps dead"
Rhyme
  • Contrasts heavily with the diction of the poem, this makes how terrible the war was even worse because it is singsong-y.
  • AABBCCDDEFEFGG
  • This makes the poem sound like a children nursery rhyme
  • Makes it feel happy but the diction is horrifying and sad
  • Contrasts heavily with the poem
Title
  • "Trench Duty"
  • What soldiers have to do
  • Survive and live with death around them and so close to them

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