Bayonet Charge

• 'Suddenly he awoke and was running' sudden opening, in media res, creates a disorientating dangerous atmosphere
• 'hot khaki, his sweat heavy' alliteration of h shows the protagonist's heavy breathing
• 'Bullets smacking the belly out of the air' onomatopoeia and metaphor shows the violence of war
• 'rifle as numb as a smashed arm' portrays the uselessness of their weapons, which foreshadows their injuries
• 'Sweating like molten iron' simile compares the soldier's tears to iron
• 'cold clockwork' alliteration, shows the lack of empathy that the generals have towards the individual soldiers
• 'yellow hare that rolled like a flame' emphasises the frantic atmosphere and creates a distressing image
• 'His terror's touchy dynamite' alliteration highlights the soldiers are being objectified as weapons and not people