jessie Pope was a journalist who wrote recruitment poems for the Daily Mail during the First World War. The poems she did write were positive propaganda poems for the war; her objective was to stimulate patriotism in the readers so that the men would join the forces. Pope wrote a persuasive poem where she compared war to a game. This is illustrated in the title ’Who’s for the game?’ It shows that her attitude to war was that it was a great big event that everyone should take part in one way or another
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Jessie Mary Grey Lillingston Street was born on 18 April 1889 in Ranchi‚ in Bihar‚ India. In 1896 Jessie came to Australia with her mother‚ who inherited Yugilbar station of Clarence River‚ near Grafton NSW. Jessie was the eldest of three children of Charles Alfred Gordon Lillingston‚ civil servant‚ and his wife Mabel Harriet‚ sixth daughter of Edward David Stewart Ogilvie of Yulgilbar station. Jessie began her formal education with a governess. In 1904-06 she attended Wycombe Abbey School‚ Buckinghamshire
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Annotation of "Who’s for the Game?" by Jessie Pope Saturday‚ 14 August 2010 10:49 a.m. Rhetorical question offers a challenge to the reader. Makes the reader feel guilty if their answer isn’t good enough. Who’s for the Game? Allusion to colour of British army uniforms Repetition/parallel construction develops Pope’s idea of courage Colloquial language sounds friendly‚ Light-hearted‚ conversational. Personal pronouns appeal directly to the reader. Who’s for the game‚ the biggest that’s played
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contrasting purposes did the poets have as they wrote‚ and how are those purposes reflected in the language they used? Jessie Pope wrote ’Who’s for the Game’ to encourage young men into joining the British army. She wrote it as she believed one hundred percent in the war and the government propaganda. She was very patriotic and wanted to use her writing skills to help the country. Jessie Pope wrote the poem the way she did she because she did not want to discourage men from going into battle. But she
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An analysis of Who’s for the Game? By Jessie Pope War is a highly debatable topic that has influenced many poets. An issue that is important in Jessie Pope’s 1914 poem Who’s for the game? This essay will explore a range of literary devices used within the poem to help analyse the explicit and implicit meanings. Furthermore‚ it will use appropriate literacy terminology to back up quotes within the poem. Additionally‚ this essay will analyse the structure of the poem to show how meaning is conveyed
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Jessie Armstrong Final 12/18/2011 PART 1 (1) In media res is usually used in the middle of short stories at a crucial time in the action. In media res uses dramatic action‚ which sets up the characters and situations. (2) Suspense is used in short stories to make the reader feel for the characters and desire a certain outcome. Suspense is the anxiety of a certain outcome. (3) Irony is the use of words to express a meaning that is contradictory of its literal meaning. Irony is important in short
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were Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin‚ and Jessie Misskelley. All three of these boys fit the description of who murdered the three boys.(1) Later the three teenaged boys were arrested by police for murdering these three eight year old boys. The teenagers were sentenced to life in prison‚ all except Damien Echols‚ he had a death sentence. He was the only one out of the three to be ordered a death sentence because it was believed that he was the one
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Owen expresses his anguish and anger at a personal level‚ the aggressive nationalism belonged to the armchair patriots those living safely at home‚ and the war mongers who used patriotism to encourage men to go to war like Jessie Pope. His poem was written as a reply to Jessie Pope’s poem ’Who’s for the game?’ which glorifies war and heightens the idea of patriotism‚ she suggests ’coming back with a crutch’ is honourable whereas ’lying low’ is cowardly. Owen addresses Pope as ’My friend’ as though
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others to agree with their opinions. Poetry is the perfect vehicle to spread these opinions. One such poem is “The Call” by Jessie Pope‚ and one could almost consider it an understatement to call this poem opinionated. World War I changed the way humans fought each other‚ changed the way people viewed war‚ and changed literature forever. If there is one thing “The Call” by Jessie Pope is known for‚ it is its extremely jingoistic message. The poem is unabashedly pro-war‚ and it wants everybody to know
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Narrator-- Cheyenne Jessie--Ella Mom-- Leah Guards-- Jason and Justin Scene-- Mom and Jessie (mom explains) Jessie--“Does she have the same sickness as Sally and Betsy?” Mom--*Looks away*...I am afraid she does‚ it is a disease called diphtheria. Narrator--It scared Jessie that ma sounded so solum. Jessie thought about her talented little sister‚ she was only six but always tried to do what the “big girls” did. Jessie--”Is she going to be alright?” “Is Sally Betsy and the oth--” Mom--”That
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