The Call by Jessie Pope (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Publication of 'The Call'
Publication of 'The Call'
Daily Mail, 26 Nov 1914
Type of propaganda in 'The Call'
Type of propaganda in 'The Call'
Jingoistic propaganda
Pope's term for young men in poem
Pope's term for young men in poem
Laddies
Soldier-poets who criticised Pope
Soldier-poets who criticised Pope
Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen
Pope's personal status (context)
Pope's personal status (context)
Childless spinster
Central metaphor for war in poem
Central metaphor for war in poem
'Biggest that's played' - game/sport
Symbol given to 'shirkers'
Symbol given to 'shirkers'
White feathers
Metre of 'The Call'
Metre of 'The Call'
Trochaic tetrameter
Pope's persona in the poem
Pope's persona in the poem
Maternal 'my laddie' persona
Tone of 'The Call'
Tone of 'The Call'
Breezy & colloquially enthusiastic