describing the vast amount of horror and terror that can be seen 'incurable sores' -listing and descriptive language makes the reader more aware and more thoughtful as they think about it more 'white eyes writhing in his face' shows that hes got shellshock repetition of 'you' -hes talking to the audience directly hes replaying all of the moments and deaths hes seen everyone is scared and panicking 'In all my dreams' -hes been deeply affected by this (haunted) this is to show how much the war has changed them as they have no energy and they once were young, fit, strong men 'An ecstasy of fumbling' -irony it also makes them sound like elderly people this makes it seem like war has taken the humanity out of the soldiers and they weren't who they once were very slow movement to show how slow and tiring war can be 'All went lame: all blind' -lame is often associated with animals Structure -it starts off very slow and monotonous (showing the soldiers fatigue) until the second stanza where the speed changes dramatically (to show more panic and fear) 'old' Fumbling clumsily handling things lime LEMONįRUIT misty vague or hazy drowning happens when a person suffocates in the water plunges throws oneself or rushes into something "guttering, choking, drowning" fighting for life flung thrown with force writhing making twisting or turning motions jolt A sudden jerk or bump gargling To wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs cud partly digested food vile disgusting zest great enjoyment of excitement ardent very enthusiastic, impassioned Pro Patria mori to die for your country The poem When was it written? -1920
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