Bayonet Charge- Ted Hughes

COMAPRE TO- Charge of the Light

Brigade, Exposure, Remains

Themes:
 The Power of Nature:
The power of nature is explored in the poem as
something that is supposed to be protected and loved when it is unwittingly involved in conflict.
‘a yellow hare’

 Reality of War:
The poem talks about the horror of war and what it can do to a person.
‘the patriotic tear’

Structure:
 3 stanzas
 No rhyme.
 Enjambment shows the fear of the man. His thought track.

Quotes:
1. ‘Suddenly he awoke and was running’

2. ‘he lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm’

3. ‘King, honour, human dignity etcetera’

4. ‘His terror’s touchy dynamite’

5. ‘bullets smacking the belly out of the air’