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Grade 9 Analysis of Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes (Mr Salles)
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- 0:00 Intro
0:55 Enjambment and how to write about this aspect of structure
5:20 Similes and why they are so important in a war poem
12:44 Metaphor, changing reality
21:33 Symbolism and why the poem works with symbols
27:59 Sound: alliteration, assonance, sibilance, onomatopoeia
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This is amazing. I am in awe and finally seem to understand WHY the literary device creates an effect. Generally, I would just rattle off the effect of a device based on what I had learned, but never with real, ACTUAL understanding. Thank you, Mr. Salles! #LitHero
zeneah Westwood Glad it has given you a lightbulb moment!
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Also, ‘his terror’s touchy dynamite’ sounds, through the alliterative ‘t’, like ticking, almost creates the imagery or hyper sensual visualisation of a ticking time bomb and that the solider has metaphorically turned into. This can link or relate back to the time slowing through sibilance and how it is rapidly ticking more towards the end, the gradual build up causes tension yet seemingly the soldier doesnt seem worried. It appears he has came to acceptance. Moreover, the time bomb reference also links back to how the soldier is compared to as a machine through a lot of the imagery and description Hughes uses: ‘was he the hand pointing to that second’. Essentially, time is interlinked throughout the poem; the soldier has become a machine, does he want this to end or has he given up in acceptance?
Thank you so much! I have a great revision system going between you and Mr Bruff right now XD
Sarah Cat Glad to see you are becoming an expert!
Bro needs to chill, my anthology booklet is filled to the brim with detailed analysis of this poem
Thank you so much! This is really helpful! Love it
I have to do my AQA poem exam soon on conflict. I have to know all of the conflict poems and am having a hard time analysing the poems and remembering it all. I was wondering if you could do a video analysing the aqa conflict poems (for 2016 instead of 2017) with advice of how to get a top grade? It would be so helpful! thank you ☺
+Rachel Terrey You only need to know about 8 poems to be certain that one of them will come up. Here's a video for writing about poetry: czcams.com/video/gVmD59PRgYI/video.html
Please could you do an A* analysis on Belfast Confetti and possibly if you have time, a video on how to answer questions about the 'effects of conflict/war', these questions have been previously on AQA exams and I have a feeling a similar question about effects may come up this year. Thanks Mr Salles!
+Iaza Hussain I'm not teaching that poem at the minute. If those questions have come up, download the mark schemes and steal all the advice from the examiners. Then reproduce it in the exam.
hey sir
I don't understand the interpretation of the assonance in the last bit of the video , could you please explain it to me
thanks
harene
I know this may be a bit too much to ask but i would be so grateful if you can do a quick video about which poems to compare to which by the end of today as the exam is tomorrow. Thanks so much.
yea the poems that best match each poem in the curriculum, that would literally be the best thing ever, thank you!
Please do this for Storm on the Island
hi could you please do an analysis of song by ted hughes or memory byted hughes
Sir you are literally a legend!
Thank you!
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Hello Mr Salles,
I find the analysis of your poems really helpful, but I was searching for the rest of the poems and there were about 5 of them that I could not find. Will you be uploading the rest of the power and conflict poems?
Thank you very much!
Good question. give me the next two you would like and I will try to do them first.
How about 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' & 'Kamikaze'? Thank you again!
Notes:
Mismatched syllables reflects the soldier’s confusion
Darkness contrasted with ‘rolled like a flame’ also reinforces the soldier’s realisation on war
Irony (green hedge, war tainting nature)
‘Raw’ (your interpretations) could also show how ridiculously unprepared soldiers were
Meat -> weapon (+nature)
‘Awoke’ - how he got there, perhaps foreshadowing at disregarding patriotism. Also, a bit childish, implying that he can only look back to the past for hope?
Nicole Music Great analysis. I think you might need a bit more for the childish one.
what's the best poem to compare to bayonet charge?
I have a video on what poems to comapre in the power and conflict cluster. Try it out.
Should I rather watch the Grade 9 long analysis video or skip ahead to the short 5 Key Quotes video?
The short is enough
could the "raw" represent the soldiers immaturity and almost a childlike quality and how his life is being cut short?
It could
man like salles bold madman
Hello, could you mark this essay: Compare the way in which the reality of war is presented in 'Bayonet Charge' and one other poem from 'Power and Conflict'. [30 marks]
Compare the way in which the reality of war is presented in 'Bayonet Charge' and one other poem from 'Power and Conflict'. [30 marks]
'Bayonet Charge' was a post-WW2 poem written by Ted Hughes, providing a snapshot of the chaos and suffering of man and animal alike that a soldier witnesses whilst fighting in WW1. War is presented as an indescribable horror which strips people of their individualism and 'human dignity' whilst they are forced to fight for their 'nations' which do not care about them. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was a propaganda poem written during the Crimean War, attempting to rewrite history and promote the heroism of its soldiers, and therefore presents war as a glorious struggle and for the greater good.
Hughes' father was left with life-long mental illnesses after fighting in WW1, so, although the poet had not directly fought on the battlefields of a war, he had bed signifcantly impacted by its effects. War is presented as pointless in the poem 'Bayonet Charge'. The soldier wonders if it is determined by the 'stars' or the 'nations', essentially questioning whether or not there is a higher force at play or if it is selfish and megalomaniacal world leaders who send young men to fight in order to preserve their own power. 'Cold clockwork' uses plosive alliteration, which emphasises the brutal authority of those above him, and 'cold' suggests without emotion or feeling. The soldier realises that his country will not protect him in the same way that he promised to fight for it- his 'patriotic tear', once symbolising his devotion to his nation has now turned into sweat, falling 'from the centre of his chest'. This is where the heart is, visualing demonstrating his fading love for his country. He is left vulnerable and alone. There are no other soldiers fighting with him, and the only weapon he has to defend himself is a rifle which is as 'numb as a smashed arm'. This suggests it is completely useless and 'smashed arm' potentially foreshadows injuries he predicts he will gain in the conflict. A far cry from the messages of patriotism and 'honour', he ends up mirroring the rabbit's actions- he is no longer driven by a higher purpose- only by self-preservation and the animalistic desperation to simply survive.
In stark contrast to this, 'Charge of the Light Brigade' paints war as an opportunity for ordinary men to gain eternal glory and show heroism and valour. The reader is twice during the last stanza commanded to 'Honour' the Light Brigade, and is asked 'When can their glory fade?'. This rhetorical question forces the reader to accept that doing such a brave and risky act in order to save one's country is worth everlasting recognition. Such glory was a major motivator for young men to join the army, and this poem was written as a propaganda poem whilst Tennyson was Poet Laurette. He was expected to write verse whenever there was a major event in the country, and was desperate to stay in favour of Queen Victoria, who had awarded him all of this wealth and honour. The Crimean War was seen by contemporary media as a pointless war fought over oil and securing trade routes rather than to defend British territory, and real-time war reporting and interviews with people on the front had only recently become possible. As civilians had started to witness the horrors and reality of war, people started to question its necessity. Tennyson needed to rewrite history and change public perception of the war. Rather than focusing on any mistakes made in the campaign, he decided to shift the focus on the heroism of the soldiers, attempting to spin a defeat into a glorious victory for England.
Very vivid descriptions of conflict are used in 'Bayonet Charge' to immerse the reader in the conflict and create a sense of empathy for the soldier. The poem starts as 'Suddenly he awoke and was running'. Soldiers are often unprepared for their fighting this highlight the suddenness at which danger can arise in a war. Him awakening reminds the reader that this is real life, rather than a fictional nightmare, no matter how horrifying the events may seem. This may also represent him waking up to the truth, no longer blinded by patriotic ideals. The idea that the soldier is going over the top whilst half-asleep directly contradicts the depictions of war as high-energy and heoric, as it was portrayed in previous popular poems such as 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. War is also presented as an indescribable horror. 'raw' is used twice in the first two lines, which suggests the poet is struggling to think of how to put the suffering during conflict into words. This poem is also said to have been inspired by another poem by Wilfred Owen, who personally fought in WW1. This could suggest that despite Hughes' literary greatness, he has not witnessed war first-hand and thus cannot describe it. The soldier realises his insignificance and that he has no ability to change the course of the war, as he asks if he is 'the hand pointing that second'. A second is such a small amount of time in the huge 'clockwork' of the universe. Dehumanising himself by calling himself 'the hand' of a clock is cremamorphism, which could reflect how war strips people of their individual identities (so any idea of personal glory is impossible, as leaders view soldiers as merely numbers and weapons).
Tennyson may be attempting to secretly criticise the actions of the leaders and the reason for conflict during the Crimean War in his poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. Despite the illusion of patriotism and being propaganda, he could have tried to draw attention to the line 'Someone had blundered'. Despite the relatively consistent rhyme scheme throughout the poem and its form of a ballad, this line does not rhyme with any other line, breaking the meter. Many words from this point on (eg. 'shatter'd', 'thunder'd', 'sunder'd') end in 'er'd', which sounds like 'erred' (ie. to make an error). This reminds the reader that 'six hundred' valiant, honourable men have needlessly died due to the mistakes of a few generals. Leaders in the army had often bought their positions during this time, and were wealthy rather than genuinely experienced in war and fighting. Perhaps Tennyson is trying to discreetly blame those in charge without losing the trust of key members of the status quo such as the Queen. Tennyson says that although the soldier knew that someone had made a mistake, it was not the soldiers' job to 'reason why', just do 'do and die'. The repetition of this may force the reader to wonder why this is the case - why must soldiers ignore all logic and follow through on a pointless order which they know will result in their deaths? The last line of 'Bayonet Charge' shows the negative results of blind obedience to higher commands - the soldier has given up on 'wondering why' and accepts his fate as a mere machine for the war, a simple cog in the 'cold clockwork' of the universe. He is now controlled by his terror rather than any of his own principles. 'touchy' reflects the irrationality in how he now acts, much like the hare, and 'dynamite' symbolises the harm he can inflict upon others.
In conclusion, 'Bayonet Charge' and 'Charge of the Light Brigade' present very different images of war. 'Bayonet Charge' describes the brutal realities of war and the negative effects it can have on soldiers who fight in it - many become dehumanised, mere weapons fighting for their 'nations' and leaders who do not care about them as individuals. On the other hand, 'Charge of the Light Brigade' is a propaganda piece, likely written to win over the favour of the queen and to restore patriotism and support for war in England.
Could you please do poppies, as I feel that I am weak on that poem.
Thanks
+danmanisonfire Yes, it will be ready within 10 days!
Thanks,
by the way may i say you are a great help i have viewed many of your an inspector calls video and i feel that they have helped me immensely.
Keep up the good videos
Thanks Dan. Poppies is really interesting - I will do it in three separate videos, I think. The first one will be up tomorrow.
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Thank you for all the videos, they help so much and I think you are easily the best English teacher on CZcams as some CZcamsrs, especially Mr Bruff is so annoying and I've vowed not to view the likes of him unless there are no credible alternatives.
I would deeply appreciate it if you could rapidly do all the conflict poems as the exam is in a little over a month. Also I couldn't find your conflict playlist so making that more easy to find would also be deeply appreciated.
Thank you.
+Matt Barrington Here's the link to Conflict (although these are only a few for the 2016 exam - these are for the 2017 exam, and some have changed). Mr Bruff isn't doing too badly! Glad my videos are useful.
Do you think he sees himself as the hand of England as he acts as England in that moment of time crushing the enemy.
You can argue that
This is a conflict poem
+Overkill Thanks Overkill. Yes, it is in my Conflict Playlist
This is nowhere near a Grade 9 analysis!
Well, if you write me one, I'll make it into a video!