I have chosen to compare ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Ted Hughes. Owen uses two powerful similes in Exposure. The first being in line 7‚ equating the harsh wind to ‘twitching agonies of men’ is a gruesome comparison that conveys a natural‚ merciless phenomenon in terms of vivid human suffering. In complete contrast with the reality of the poem’s setting‚ the touch of snow is equated with an image of lying under a blossom-laden tree in England. The home fires contain glowing
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compare the experience of the soldiers in Charge of The Light brigade and Bayonet Charge Bayonet charge is about a WW1 soldier who is running with his heavy rifle across a field under enemy fire. Then suddenly‚ time stops and the soldier questions why he is running towards bullets. Suddenly the soldier notices an innocent hare running across the field under gunfire‚ the hare gets caught up in the gunfire and dies. The poet ends the poem with the soldier instead of fighting for honour and dignity
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Compare the ways the poets present individuals caught up in war in ‘Belfast Confetti’ and in one other poem from Conflict. Both ‘Belfast Confetti’ and ‘Bayonet Charge’ present individuals caught up in conflicts. However‚ the speaker in ‘Belfast Confetti’ is a civilian whereas ‘Bayonet Charge’ the subject is a soldier who has chosen to go to war. Carson is writing about a topic he knows well as he is an Irish poet living during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Hughes is imagining what it must
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position. We got in and my comrades fell right and left of me‚ but then I was confronted by a French Corporal. He with his bayonet at the ready and I with my bayonet at the ready. For a moment I felt the fear of death and in a fraction of a second I realised that he was after my life exactly as I was after his. I was quicker than he was. I tossed his rifle away and I ran my bayonet through his chest He fell‚ put his hand on the place were I had hit him and then I thrust again. Blood came out of his mouth
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GCSE French/ German/ Spanish Revision Plan Your listening exam is worth 20% of your overall GCSE grade. Your reading exam is worth 20% of your overall GCSE grade. General guidance for the exam papers: * The exam papers will feature questions based on ANY of the topics found in your textbook (even the ones you have forgotten about because you did them ages ago at the beginning of Year 10) * All of the instructions on the exam paper will be in English and your answers will also be in English
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The poems; • Flag by John Agard • The Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes • The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker And the Novel All quite on the Western Front . Show us different aspects of the parties that are involved in the conflict. Flag by John Agard explores the patriotism and pride over sovereignty of the motherland. How a piece of cloth ‚ a flag can unite people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures to fight for a mutual agenda symbolizes grandeur ‚the love of their country to such extent
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1 (a) In this apparatus hydrochloric acid is decomposed by passing a direct electric current through it. Chlorine and hydrogen are formed. (i) Give the name of this process in which substances‚ such as hydrochloric acid‚ are decomposed by a direct electric current. (1) electrolysis (ii) Describe what happens when a burning splint is applied to a mixture of hydrogen and air in a test tube. (2) (b) (i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer. An acid
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How is conflict presented in “Bayonet Charge” and another poem? Introduction Conflict often has harmful effects‚ including causing death and destruction‚ so it is usually viewed negatively. However‚ conflict can also bring out positive traits in people‚ and the people involved in it may be respected. “Bayonet Charge” imagines a soldier’s experience in battle. “The Charge of The Light Brigade” recounts the story of the charge made by the Light Brigade in the Battle of Balaclava. Language One way
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Grinning faces greeted me as I entered the room‚ “We did it!”‚ exclaimed Aidan and Harry. After a semester of tutoring two ‘failing’ students at a local school‚ it was fantastic feeling knowing they had passed their GCSE Math. They had surpassed their expectations and it was humbling to know that my two hours each week with them had played a small part in their success. Due to class sizes of up to fifty‚ students would switch off and consequently slip behind in their math lessons. I aimed to make
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