Imagery (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Literary device in 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks'
Literary device in 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks'
Simile
What 'old beggars' simile captures about soldiers
What 'old beggars' simile captures about soldiers
Exhaustion and suffering
Effect of war in 'bent double' image
Effect of war in 'bent double' image
Physically and mentally broken soldiers
What 'old beggars' comparison highlights
What 'old beggars' comparison highlights
Once young & strong, now reduced to pitiful state
What view of soldiers this image challenges
What view of soldiers this image challenges
Romanticized view
How soldiers presented instead of heroic/noble
How soldiers presented instead of heroic/noble
Worn down and desperate
Quote: soldier's face in gas attack
Quote: soldier's face in gas attack
'His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin'
What 'devil's sick of sin' simile emphasizes
What 'devil's sick of sin' simile emphasizes
Horror and agony of soldier's death
How soldier's face appears in gas attack
How soldier's face appears in gas attack
Grotesque and twisted
What 'devil sick of sin' conveys
What 'devil sick of sin' conveys
Deep suffering and corruption
Nature of war 'devil' image reflects
Nature of war 'devil' image reflects
Unnatural and brutal
Emotions evoked by 'hanging face' image
Emotions evoked by 'hanging face' image
Disgust and pity
What 'devil' image reinforces about war
What 'devil' image reinforces about war
Destructive and dehumanizing force