Jessie Pope: War Poetry Essay Questions

Essay Questions

  1. 1

    Why does Jessie Pope capitalize “No!” within the body text of the poem?

    The capitalization underscores the soldiers’ willpower to triumph in the war. Even though the face obstacles such as the falling of some of the fighters and nostalgia, they are prepared to combat the war until they are victorious.

  2. 2

    How does the parallelism shape “War Girls”?

    The parallelism in “War Girls” is due from the reiteration of the phrase: “There’s the” at the commencement of some of the sentences in “War Girls”. The parallelism underlines the reality of the exceptional and robust girls who are not petrified of doing men’s jobs.

  3. 3

    How are girls gendered in “War Girls”?

    The girls in “War Girls” are mannish. The masculinity allows them to labour like boys. Even their way of dressing is masculine. The manly gendering of the “War Girls” rationalizes the works that they embark on during the war.

  4. 4

    How does Jessie Pope apply understatement in the poem “Who’s for the Game”? What is the impact of the understatement?

    The second line: “The red crashing game of a fight” uncovers the understatement in “Who’s for the game”. The redness of the game brings up to the ferocity in war that results in mayhem and deaths. The understatement appeals to the young men’s devotion so that they can sign up.

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