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What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” Poem? Anthem for Doomed Youth
Anthem for doomed youth quotes “What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” "No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" "The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls"
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" Poem? Anthem for Doomed Youth
"The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls" Poem? Anthem for Doomed Youth
What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” Technique Tech.: Simile/Rhetorical question
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" Technique Technique: Religious allusion
"The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls" Technique Technique: Metaphor
Dulce et Decorum Est quotes "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" "The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" "Gas! GAS! Quick boys!"
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" Poem? Dulce Et Decorum Est
"The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" Poem? Dulce Et Decorum Est
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" Poem? Dulce Et Decorum Est
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" Technique Simile
"The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" Technique ? Irony
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" Technique repetition
"The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" Impact Condemns patriotic myths
"The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" Theme: Fault of Humanity
"The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" reader impact readers REALISE betrayal of young soldiers making them feel angry
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" theme Fault of humanity
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" impact conveys urgency and panic experienced by soliders
"Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" reader impact exposes the reality of the war hidden behind propaganda
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" impact Highlights the soldiers exhaustion vividly
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" theme Loss of Dignity
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" reader impact : Strips away glorified soldier image portrayed by propaganda
What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” impact Compares soldiers to animals -> dehumanisation
What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” theme Loss of dignity
What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” readers impact Evokes shock at the visualisation of the mass slaughter
"The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls" impact Visualises grief and the absence of a formal farewell for lost soldiers
"The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls" theme Loss of dignity / life / rights
"The pallor of girls' brows shall be their palls" readers impact helps the reader connect to the emotional toll experienced by families of the soldiers
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" impact emphasises the denial and absence of formal farewells
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" theme Fault of humanity
"No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" readers impact Makes them question society's morals; failing to honour their sacrifices
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