Summary Of Who's For The Game By Jessie Pope
Patriotism, determined and controversial can all sum up the propaganda poem ‘’Who’s For The Game’’ which is jingoistic poem. Jessie Pope describes war duty as an honourable thing to do and uses rhetorical questions repeatedly to describe the men who don’t go as cowards. The opening line ‘’Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played’’ which is a extended metaphor through the poem as the war is referred as a game. The word ‘’biggest’’ emphasizes the importance and fun which the war a waits them. ‘’Who would much rather come back with a crutch’’ highlights her naïve light hearted and unawareness of the warzones as she stays optimistic and doesn’t show any gratefulness or gratitude towards the injured men who fought for their lives. It also makes