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:crossed_swords:Bayonet Charge :crossed_swords: - Coggle Diagram
:crossed_swords:Bayonet Charge :crossed_swords:
Ted Hughes (poet)
Father was a ww1 veteran
Both wives he had killed themselves
Used poetry to make sense of the stories he heard even though he was not there
Rural upbringing- influences his focus on animals
Poems to compare
Charge of the light brigade
Similarities
Both poets had fallen for the propaganda- bayonet charge 'patriotic tear', sees patriotism fade as the tear falls, COTLB 'into the jaws of death' ike signing up for the war was like walking into the jaws of death
Both poets criticise the leaders within warfare- COTLB 'someone had blundered' and Bayonet Charge 'King, honour, human dignity, etcetera' he has lost everything he once fought for as everyone above him has forgotten about them
Differences
COTLB focuses on the honour of the noble 600 whereas Bayonet Charge focuses on the futility of war
COTLB uses dactylic pentameter which glorifies the action of war whereas in Bayonet Charge a semantic field of words surrounding fear and pain are used to reveal the reality of war
Remains
Similarities
Both present the lasting effects of war- Bayonet charge uses a metaphor of a 'yellow hare' and how its mouth is 'wide' and 'open silent' (lasting and shocking effects), Remains creates a visual lasting impact 'blood shadow stays on the street'
Both poets are fearful- Bayonet Charge 'his sweat heavy' is a metaphor for the physical impact of his fear, Remains shows a mental fear 'and he bursts again through the doors', shows the same level of fear each time he replays the events in his head
Differences
Remains explores the guilt the soldiers feel after warfare- 'his bloody life in my bloody hands' but in Bayonet charge the action is taking place in the moment shown by the poem written in media res 'suddenly he awoke and was running'
Exposure
Similarities
Both poets experience the psychological effects of war- BC 'patriotic tear' he becomes emotional due to the loss of his patriotism due to the war not being what he was sold , Exposure 'our brains ache' creates a physical reaction towards the warfare
Both soldiers have been fooled by the propaganda as war is not what they expected- BC repetition of 'what are we doing here?' and Exposure 'a rifle as numb as a smashed arm
Differences
In exposure the soldiers are tired of waiting for something to happen 'nothing happens' but in BC the soldier is reluctant to fight 'he almost stopped'
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