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Nettles (War imagery/Effects of war ('sharp wounds' (Emotional…
Nettles
War imagery/Effects of war
'Spears'
'regiment of spite'
'no place for rest'
'sobs and tears'
'pain'
'billhook'
'blade'
'slashed in fury'
'fierce parade
'Stood uprigh'
'the fallen dead'
'Had called up tall recruits'
'sharp wounds'
Emotional wounds? (Broken heart) - Metaphorical
Sibilance
'curious'
'spite'
'spears'
'shed'
'sobs and tears'
'seeking comfort'
Plosives
'blisters beaded'
'billhook'
'burn'
'busy'
'behind'
Themes
Sympathy
Spite
Childhood
Rage
Fricatives
'fury'
'fierce parade'
'funeral'
'fallen dead'
Strong reactions to the nettles
"We soothed him till his pain was not so raw"
'I took my billhook'
'slashed in fury'
Aggressive and uncontrollable anger
Hyperbolic response to nettles
Irrational as he sees it as a personal and deliberate attack
'I lit a funeral pyre'
Determined to get rid of them but efforts are futile
Vernon Scannell
Soldier and deserter in WW2
Had PTSD and was sent to a mental institution
6 Children- 2 died
Poem a metaphor for future suffering?
Poetic Voice
1st Person
Conversational
Angry
Tone
Angry
Empathetic
Bitter
Style
Storytelling
Informal
'aged three'
Emphasises how young his son, the child, is
"We soothed him till his pain was not so raw"
Takes time to soothe son- shows that he loves him and is not dismissive
Personifacation and villainization of nettles
'Regiment of spite'
Alternative rhyme scheme to drive the poem
Irregular rhythm shows that he is not in control