Transcript Who`s for the Game powerpoint

PROPAGANDA POETRY
L/O: Understanding how poetry was used as
propaganda.
What do you
think would
make these
men want to
fight?
What is Propaganda?
• Propaganda is spreading information to support a cause
or belief. Lies and exaggeration are used to convince
someone to do or believe something.
Some of the dead.
The men were convinced to fight through
effective propaganda.
How are these
effective? Explain.
• Music
• Poetry was used to convince people that the war was
worth fighting.
Now read the poem
‘Who’s for the game’ (Jessie Pope)
• Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played,
The red crashing game of a fight?
Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid?
And who thinks he’d rather sit tight?
Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’?
Who’ll give his country a hand?
Who wants a turn to himself in the show?
And who wants a seat in the stand?
Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not muchYet eagerly shoulders a gun?
Who would much rather come back with a crutch
Than lie low and be out of the fun?
Come along, lads –
But you’ll come on all right –
For there’s only one course to pursue,
Your country is up to her neck in a fight,
And she’s looking and calling for you.
Annotate the poem
• Find, highlight and label the following poetic devices:
 Rhetorical question
 Personal pronoun
 Allusion
 Personification
 Repetition/parallel
 Extended metaphor
structure
 Colloquial language
 Rhyme scheme
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When was this poem written?
Who is the poem targeting?
What effect does the extended metaphor have on the poem’s
audience?
Explain the effect of the personification in the last two lines of the
poem.
What does the line “who would much rather come back with a
crutch?” suggest about Pope’s attitude towards the danger of
fighting in the war?
Describe Pope’s Writing Style in this poem. What impact would this
have on the audience.
In your own words, explain Pope’s overall attitude towards war,
and soldiers who fight in it, as expressed in the poem. Use
supporting evidence.