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In 'Weapons Training', how does Dawe show that war is violent? Must quote!
"Tripes round your neck" etc.
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Why does 'Weapons Training' have little punctuation throughout?
Dawe wants the reader to feel overwhelmed by the onslaught from the drill sergreant.
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What are three themes explored in 'Weapons Training'?
Realities of war, attitudes of soldiers towards enemy, degrading treatment of soldiers.
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'Connotations' means
Ideas/image you think of and associate with a word.
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What technique is used in this line and what does it mean: "the noble jets are whining like hounds"?
A simile - the pain of the journey home.
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Who is our poet?
Bruce Dawe
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Why does the drill sergeant belittle the new recruits?
Asserts his own authority; make them fearful of him; put them in their place.
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Once we have referred to Bruce Dawe in his entirety, how else can we refer to him?
Dawe
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Who is the narrator in 'Weapons Training'?
The drill sergeant.
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Why does Dawe leave the soldiers nameless in 'Homecoming'?
To emphasise that they have lost their identity.
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What does 'sorrowful' mean?
Feeling/showing/causing grief and intense sadness.
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shark
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baam
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What is the effect of the repetition in the line "You're dead, dead, dead"?
Reality of war: alive one moment, dead the next.
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