‘The Drum’, and how war is presented in it:
• The use of the drum as a symbol for war (throughout)
• The (repeated) onomatopoeia to describe the drum as a bringer of discord (‘drum’s discordant sound’)
• The personal emotions: ‘I hate...’
• The personal emotions: ‘I hate...’
• ‘Emotive’ language opposed to the effects of war: ‘lures’, ‘sell’, tawdry’ , ‘ravaged’, ‘catalogue of human woes’
• Emphatic alliteration, ‘fight, and fall, in foreign lands’ (‘fall’: impression of an inevitable outcome)
• The ominous repetition (‘round, and round, and round’)
• The damage to the land (‘ravaged’)
• The focus on the families of those killed (‘widows’ tears, and orphans’ moans’)
• The personification of ‘Ambition’ and ‘Misery’
See you tomorrow! :)
I am in Year 11 and am currently studying 'The Drum' as part of English Literature. In our school we organise our notes using (S.P.I.L.T).
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'P' stands for Poet's message.
'I' stands for Imagery/ description.
'L' stands for Literary Devices.
Last but not least is 'T' which stands for tone.
If you can remember SPILT then you should be able to apply it to all of the poems that you study in Clashes and Collisions but you need to make sure that you always back your points up with quotes for each section.