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Description
Flashcards by Ella Grosse, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ella Grosse
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Theme | War against the weather |
| Language | Personification: 'winds that knive us' deflects romanticism and portrays nature as the enemy. the personification reflects the violent brutality of war - humans are agressive |
| Language | Alliteration: 'flowing flakes that flock' The words clash - resembles the friction between man and nature. The fricative sounds identify the tension that becomes invasive and sinister, much like techniques of war. Soldiers crippling in cold weather |
| Structure | Enjambment: 'winds that knive | us...' the weather is continuously attacking them and shows no sign of stopping |
| Punctuation | Ellipsis: 'knive | us...' demonstrates the unpredictable things to come |
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