Conflict poetry - 11/4 revision

What does the phrase 'Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and die' imply?

What is the main theme of The Right Word?

What is the extended metaphor in 'The Falling Leaves' about?

Name two literary devices found in Bayonet Charge

What was the inspiration for the poem 'At the Border, 1979'?

What is the general theme of the poem Hawk Roosting?

What technique is used in the line 'As I made my way down Palestine Street'?

What is the main theme in Flag?

What could the half rhymes in Futility suggest?

What is the intended effect of the extract from 'Out of the Blue' being a monologue?

What poem structure does 'The Yellow Palm' most resemble?

Which ancient civilisation is metaphorically referred to in Belfast Confetti?

Why does the poet use punctuation in abstract ways in 'Belfast Confetti'?

What is the main theme in Futility?

What techniques does Hughes use to portray the hawk as a God?

What technique is used in the line 'by gorry by jingo by gee by gosh by gum'?

What aspect of nature is used to show the fragility of the men's lives in The Falling Leaves?

Which tense[s] are used in Mametz Wood?

Which language device and theme link Flag and The Yellow Palm?

What is the effect of not using punctuation in 'next to of course god america i'?

What language technique is 'Back from the mouth of hell'?

What are the 2 symbols of conflict in Poppies?

What is the effect of the phrase 'steeled the softening' in Poppies?

What is compared in the juxtaposition in Out of the Blue?

In Come On Come Back, where is Vaudevue?

Which lexical field is used in the second stanza of Mametz Wood and why?

What do the comparisons between the old and new countries suggest in 'At The Border, 1979'?

Which stanza of Bayonet Charge has a rhetorical question in it?

Which 2 literary techniques are used to show the danger of the lake in Come On Come Back?

Why is the form of The Right Word important?