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    The poet calls on young men to join the war effort, portraying an ideal soldier as brave, ambitious, and patriotic, seeking glory and recognition for fighting. While war offers fame and promotion, the poet also implies the government misleads citizens by downplaying the risks of combat.

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    The poet calls on young men to join the war effort, portraying an ideal soldier as brave, ambitious, and patriotic, seeking glory and recognition for fighting. While war offers fame and promotion, the poet also implies the government misleads citizens by downplaying the risks of combat.

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    The poet calls on young men to join the war effort, portraying an ideal soldier as brave, ambitious, and patriotic, seeking glory and recognition for fighting. While war offers fame and promotion, the poet also implies the government misleads citizens by downplaying the risks of combat.

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    The Call - Jessie Pope

    Who's for the trench-

    Are you, my laddie?

    Who'll follow French-

    Will you, my laddie?

    Who's fretting to begin, 5

    Who's going out to win?

    And who wants to save his skin-

    Do you, my laddie?

    Who's for the khaki suit-

    Are you, my laddie? 10

    Who longs to charge and shoot-

    Do you, my laddie?

    Who's keen on getting fit,

    Who means to show his grit,

    And who'd rather wait a bit- 15

    Would you, my laddie?

    Who'll earn the Empire's thanks-

    Will you, my laddie?

    Who'll swell the victor's ranks-

    Will you, my laddie? 20

    When that procession comes,

    Banners and rolling drums-

    Who'll stand and bite his thumbs-

    Will you, my laddie?


    Questions

    3a. How does the poet portray an ideal soldier?

    3b. How does the poet portray war?

    3a. How does the poet portray an ideal soldier?

    Answer Evidence Elaboration

    The ideal soldier is The soldier is “for the The poet portrays the ideal
    portrayed as being trench”, “longs to soldier as one who is brave and
    brave charge and shoot” and ready to take on the battlefield.
    means to “show his He is someone ready to prove
    grit”. This shows his his mettle to others and does
    willingness to get on the not hesitate to maim others
    battlefield. when needed.

    He is an ambitious The soldier wants to The soldier is portrayed as


    soldier trying to rise “earn the Empire’s someone who loves his country
    the ranks. thanks”, “swell the and wants to earn the
    victor’s ranks” and recognition of his empire that he
    wants to be welcomed is fighting for. He believes his
    to “Banners and rolling ambitious attitude towards the
    drums” war will get him promoted.

    He also is someone The soldier asks “Who’s The soldier wants to go out on
    patriotic to his land for the trench” and the battlefield to defeat his foes
    “Who’s going out to in order to bring glory to his
    win?” country by winning the war. He
    will not hesitate to kill if it helps
    his country get just a tad bit
    closer to winning.
    3b. How does the poet portray war?

    Answer : Evidence : Elaboration

    It is depicted as “Who’ll earn the The poet portrays the fame and
    something glorious Empire’s thanks” and glory the soldiers will
    (when they win even “Who'll swell the experience when they win and
    though there's a victor's ranks” come back to their country and
    chance they might get showered in compliments
    lose the war) by the Empire and the soldiers
    will be able to gasconade.

    The war is a lifetime The poet portrays the glory the


    opportunity for you soldiers will earn once he
    to earn fame and “Who'll swell the completes war and earns
    gain glory in your victor's ranks” and victory for the country. Then he
    country and be “Who’ll earn the wil gain fame and be honored .
    Empire’s thanks”
    honored Hence it is a lifetime opportunity
    especially for those who are
    poor and not given a chance. It
    is a place for someone to shine
    and gain many benefits once
    one finish the war and bring
    victory home
    War is also depicted “And who wants to save The poet calls people who want
    as something that his skin- to survive by not sacrificing
    governments would themselves during the war a
    Do you, my laddie?”
    lie to their citizens to coward and because of this,
    sacrifice psychologically, people would
    themselves. be angry and want to prove the
    government that doesn’t even
    know your name and existence
    wrong and therefore invoking a
    sense of urgency into the
    citizens so that they come out
    and join the war all because of
    the poem. Therefore war is
    depicted as something that
    governments will lie to their
    citizens, claiming it's “for a
    greater good” but in reality is a
    lie.

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