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Effects of Conflict (The Charge of the Light Brigade (Death is the…
Effects of Conflict
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Death is the ultimate result
Repetition
'valley of Death'
Ominous mood
'mouth of Hell'
No escaping their fate
Extensive loss of life
Stanzas end with reference to 'six hundred'
Huge human cost
Great bravery and sacrifice
Do their duties regardless of their fate
Remains
Dehumanises looter
Anecdotal tone
Opening phrase 'On another occasion'
Colloquial verbs
'tosses'
Casually dispose of body
Devalues human life
'carted off'
Violence is normal
Memories have deep psychological impact
Final stanza is two lines
Disruption mirrors the breakdown
Poppies
Focuses on pain and distress
Mother feels detached from son
'gelled blackthorns'
Foreshadows physical separation
Mother is anxious and restless
Revealed in physical symptoms
'busy making tucks, darts, pleats'
War Photographer
Photographer keeps a steady hand til he develops photo
hands 'tremble'
Deeply affected by 'hundred agonies'
View of home affected by war experience
'ordinary pain'
'running children in a nightmare heat'
Final stanza on the people who aren't involved
'they do not care'
So desensitised that it doesn't affect them