The drill sergeant in the poem “Weapons Training” written by Bruce Dawe, is portrayed as a bully and a very moody, tough and angry character. Dawe has showed this through many techniques. For example, in the first stanza he insults one of the soldiers by saying “what are you laughing at you in the back row with the unsightly fat between your elephant ears”. This shows that he drill sergeant is a bully but also a teacher who wants the soldiers to concentrate as they will be going in to war. Other than insulting the soldiers, the drill sergeant also makes the Vietnamese soldiers sound bad and disgusting to make the soldiers have less remorse for them when they have fight in the war. For example, at the very end of the first stanza he says “All right now suppose for the sake of argument you’ve got a number-one blockage and a brand-new pack of Charlies are coming at you, you can smell the fish-sauce breath hot on the back of your stupid neck all right now what are you going to do about it”. By saying this, the drill sergeant makes the soldiers feel less hesitant when they have to kill the enemy (Vietcong).…
Armatage uses imagery of war, such as 'parachute','bullet','unexploded mine'to illustrate the soldiers injuries and emotions. 'Only then' is repeated at the beginning of each stanza to represent the slow process that the wife has to take to be allowed into the soldiers thoughts and feelings armatage uses alliteration,'handle and hold' to emphasise just how much care he needs. He describes a bullet as a foetus 'of metal', this metaphor represents life and how war and violence can ruin and control a life.'tightened','sweating' and 'closed' all describe the soldiers fear and so he breaces himself and armatage ends with 'only then,did i come close'…
To understand “The Colonel,” the audience has to understand Carolyn Forche and her writing style. The poem is told by the author in a first-person narrative. Often, a poem’s speaker and narrator aren’t the same person but it is true for this piece. Forche was 27 when she lived in El Salvador and worked as a human rights activist. Forche often writes her poems free verse and based on real events she witnesses on her travels. This poem is especially brutal because of the barbaric acts committed by the colonel. Forche describes that “when I wrote [“The Colonel”], I was just trying to capture details so that I would remember. I didn't even think it was a poem” (qtd. Moyer 135). It’s important to note that the poem is written in memory block because it does reflect just a block of memory. However, people still found art and poetry in her words. Forche nontraditional style includes the reader in “The Colonel”. For example, Forche begins her poem with “What you have heard is true” and later apologized for her failure to meet mainstream poetry standards when she says, “There is no other way to say this” (1,16). The effects of the break in the fourth wall are that, “The reader is made to feel that his or her reading of the poem is inseparable” (Greer 6). The purpose of this directly reflects the poem’s plea for awareness. Fear is overcome when groups of people actively use their words to affect an oppressive force. This puts responsibility on the reader. Forche’s poetry does this creatively “by its insertion of the reader...as opposed to an address to an absent or distant consumer” (Greer 6). Human rights are close the Forche’s heart and she has dedicated her life for the benefit of others. The inclusion of the reader serves as a call to action. Civil Rights movements aren’t made by a single individual, but by a community. Alone, poets feel “hints of turmoil and a sense of inadequacy of being “just…
Bruce Dawe has used a variety of literary devices to represent specific marginalised groups in ways that challenge their reader’s perceptions. Two of his poems; ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Weapons Training’ are key and transparent examples of literary devices being utilised to represent specific marginalised groups. Both of these poems were set during the 1950’s, with Vietnam being written to represent soldiers pre-war and homecoming to represent soldiers returning to Australia. During this time period, the Australian nation lived via a very patriarchal manner, and had the utmost respect and admiration of their soldiers that fought during the world wars. However, it has been noted in Australian history that there was very little to no compassion given towards the returning soldiers from Vietnam; Homecoming is an attack at society for their reverence and respect-or lack of. This represents the marginalised soldiers from the Vietnam War, for the War Veterans from WW1 and WW2 had always traditionally returned home to a hero’s welcome, greeted at the airway and society’s full support to the brave soldiers who had risked and possibly given their lives for the country. Weapons Training is another war poem, but this time targets young soldiers pre-war on what can be assumed as a final addressing before taking into the ranks, this poem however various from the previous, the soldiers would have gone into the War with the expectation of being given thanks and praise for their bravery, instead they were barked at, abused and insulted. Dawe has represented both of the marginalised soldiers in both of the respective poems through his use of literary devices which can all fall under the brackets of a) Imagery and b) language, integrating into some finer details.…
Throughout the play, Henry effectively displays his authority through the many stimulating and patriotically spoken speeches aimed at encouraging and lifting the spirits of his men. Henry especially exemplifies his authority outside the walls of Harfleur where he arouses courage and patriotism through referring to his men as the “noble English” and describing them with the classical allusions of “Fathers that like so many Alexanders”. The continuous deliverance of inspiring words is also reflected through his “Crispan Crispian” speech where strong use of rhetoric language, like in “And if to live/The fewer men, the greater share of honour”, help instil the sense of the honour of war in his men. Similarly, this effect was heightened through the repetition of the word “Crispian” throughout the speech. Yet, Henry speeches also have a powerful sense of rhythm and momentum which when combined with an honest tone makes him appeal and have a stronger influence on his men. He equates himself to the standard of the men, calling themselves “we band of brothers” which helps enhance the influence of his authority. The persona of Dawes ‘Weapons Training’, a sergeant major, also achieves a similar effect through the effective use of colloquial language and slang. In the context of the Vietnam War, his uses of jargon like “fish – sauce breath” and “Charlies” help establish the environment and also assist him in relating to his men more. Unlike Henry, his tone is aggressive and he speaks in an insulting and directing manner, warning them of the consequences. Although it appears to be a stark contrast to Henry’s speeches in terms of the purpose, they are not as he speaks with an undercurrent of compassion and care to his men. His care for them is just spoken in a different style to that of Henry. Combined with the powerful…
The poem begins with the connection word ‘And’ for emphasis and as an interruption to the soldiers. It is for the drill sergeant to interrupt the soldiers dazing and get them to listen to him.…
In the poem, Weapons Training Bruce Dawe uses language forms and features to show war in an unfavourable light. Weapons Training is known as a anti-war poem. He uses dramatic monologue by an angry, racist drill seargent who expresses Bruce Dawes views on war through the use of rhetorical questions, structure, onomatopoeia, and racist and sexual language.…
Life is an ongoing cycle, forever trapped within the consumerism, legalism, and ruthlessness of modern society. Only through our fleeting innocence, purity and the appreciation of our natural world are we able to go beyond society’s harsh expectations and regulations that only end in the destruction of a person’s spirit.…
Tim O’Brien uses several rhetorical strategies in this story. A strategy that is easily found in the story is imagery. He uses a lot of sensory details to help the reader know what it feels like in a certain situation. “Except for the laughter things were quiet,” (67) and “You hear stuff nobody should ever hear,” (69) are some quotes that describes the sounds the soldiers are hearing. O’Brien uses sight as a big component for setting up the setting and describing what the soldiers saw. “A handsome kid, really. Sharp grey eyes, lean and narrow-waisted…”(67), “A deep pinkish red spilled out on the river, which moved with no sound…(68). Another rhetorical strategy that O’Brien uses is motif. The motif that he uses is “…true war story…” He uses this phrase throughout the story to help the reader understand how to write a story. “A true war story is never moral.”(65). This quote is basically saying that a true war story tells it how it is; it doesn’t try to make things easier for the reader to digest. “You can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you.”(65) This quote is saying if you don’t want the offensive words or phrases then you don’t want the truth of the story. “In many cases a true war story cannot be believed.”(68) The last strategy that O’Brien uses in this story is irony. There are many places in this story when O’Brien’s ideas contradict themselves. When Curt Lemon dies, O’Brien describes it as beautiful. “…when he died it was almost beautiful, the way the sunlight came around him and lifted him up…”…
The main theme of the poem is the differing attitudes towards weapons which are symbolic of war. From that stems three other key themes - the debate about the inherent violence in the human spirit, the fascination with weapons versus the disgust for weapons, and the dichotomy that exists between our heads and our hearts. Foulcher also addresses other dichotomies - the past and the present, boys and men, innocence and experience, and of course, most obviously, the classroom and the battle field.…
In Bruce Dawe’s poems Breakthrough and Life Cycle, they are often trying to persuade, inform or warn the reader of different things throughout the human life. This is done by translating his social beliefs and stands into poetry, using many language techniques to express his points. Some of these will be discussed throughout this critical response.…
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Henry Reed wrote this poem in a unique style. In the first four sections he had a particular way of ending a thought using repetition. In line four he ended with “naming of the parts.” In line six he ends it the same, which brings you to the way he uses repetition. For the next three stanzas he does the same. In Reeds poem you see the common divide of thought in each stanza. So you can infer that the poem is told from two points of view. You also infer that the poem could be about a boot camp, and that the two thoughts could be the officer speaking and the bored student mocking the officer.…
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