*Bayonet Charge

• Who is the poet of ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  Ted Hughes
• What is significant about Ted Hughes' birth and death years in relation to ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  He was born in 1930 and died in 1998
• Where did Ted Hughes grow up?

  In the countryside of Yorkshire
• What was Ted Hughes passionate about throughout his life?

  Animals and nature
• What did Ted Hughes write besides poetry?

  Plays and children's books
• What notable work did Ted Hughes write that was adapted into a film?

  The Iron Man
• What was the profession of Ted Hughes' father?

  He served in World War I
• How did Ted Hughes' father's experiences in World War I affect him?

  He was emotionally paralyzed and traumatized
• Why did Ted Hughes write about World War I despite not experiencing it firsthand?

  He felt its effects through his father
• What did Hughes say about the impact of World War I on his region?

  The region was in mourning for the war
• Who did Ted Hughes admire that influenced his writing about World War I?

  Wilfred Owen
• What is the title of the collection that includes ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  The Hawk in the Rain
• Who typed up Hughes' poems for a competition?

  Sylvia Plath
• What was the outcome of the competition for Hughes' poems?

  He won and published the collection
• How is ‘Bayonet Charge’ structured?

  It is broken into three verses
• What happens in the first verse of ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  A soldier charges towards the enemy
• What does the soldier do in the second verse of the poem?

  He contemplates what he is doing
• What is the focus of the third verse of ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  A hare caught in the battle
• What unique angle does the poem ‘Bayonet Charge’ focus on?

  The indescribable horror of war
• What does Hughes suggest about common perceptions of war?

  They do not reflect the reality of war
• What structural device does Hughes use at the beginning of the poem?

  He begins in the middle of the action
• What effect does enjambment create in the poem?

  A disjointed, unordered effect on the reader
• How does caesura function in the poem?

  It forces the reader to stop and think
• What does the repetition of the word ‘raw’ signify in the poem?

  It reflects the soldier's shock and stuttering
• What is a possible interpretation of the repetition in Hughes' poetry?

  It shows difficulty in expressing the moment
• How does Hughes' admiration for Wilfred Owen influence ‘Bayonet Charge’?

  It leads to similarities in their poetry
• What is a notable similarity between ‘Bayonet Charge’ and Owen's ‘Spring Offensive’?

  Both poems use repeated words about war
• What does the phrase ‘plunged past’ in Hughes' poem suggest?

  It indicates a chaotic and violent action
• What does Hughes' early writing suggest about his influences?

  He mirrored the styles of other poets
• How does the theme of ‘Bayonet Charge’ relate to the experiences of soldiers?

  It highlights the horror and chaos of war
• What similar words related to temperature are found in 'Charge'?

  Molten, cold, and flame
• What phrase is used in 'Spring Offensive' that relates to movement?

  And crawling
• What phrase is used in 'Bayonet Charge' that relates to movement?

  And crawled
• What does the phrase 'plunged and fell away past' in 'Spring Offensive' suggest?

  It indicates a sudden and forceful movement
• How does 'Bayonet Charge' relate to the phrase 'plunged past'?

  It shows a similar sudden movement
• What does Ted Hughes's early writing suggest about his awareness of publication?

  He was embarrassed upon realizing publication
• What does Tim Kendall suggest about Hughes's poem in relation to Owen?

  Hughes's poem reflects a secondhand experience
• How does Hughes's use of other poets' styles affect the theme of war?

  It emphasizes the horror of war's experience
• What does the repetition of 'raw' in the poem signify?

  It highlights the complexity of the poem
• Why is the poem difficult to understand according to the analysis?

  Hughes uses complex language and structure