The War Horse (Techniques)

Onomatopoeia (Quote)

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Onomatopoeia (Effect)

Creates aural imagery

Personification (Quote)

The stone of our house, expendable … a volunteer

Personification (Effect)

Makes an abstract concept more relatable and ties in with allegory

Broad Assonance (Quote)

It's bulbous head blown

Broad Assonance (Effect)

Slows down pace of the poem to allow reader to reflect on the violence

Metaphor (Quote)

A mere line of defence againsthim

Metaphor (Effect)

Contributes to the imagery and makes the abstract concept more relatable which ties to the allegory

Cacophony (Quote)

Like corpses, remote, crushed, mutilated

Cacophony (Effect)

Negative sounds reflects harshness of The Troubles

Repetition (Quote)

But we are safe … why should we care?

Repetition (Effect)

Emphasis and makes it memorable

Simile (Quote)

Like a mint on the innocent coinage of earth

Simile (Effect)

Abstract idea more accessible and imagery