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Explore how poetry is used as propaganda to manipulate men into fighting wars. Analyze Jessie Pope's poem "Who's for the Game" to uncover persuasive techniques like rhetorical questions, personal pronouns, and extended metaphors. Unveil the poet's attitude towards war and soldiers through the lens of propaganda. Uncover the impact of propaganda in shaping public opinion and influencing individuals to engage in war efforts.
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Propaganda Poetry L/O: Understanding how poetry was used as propaganda.
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.
The men were convinced to fight through effective propaganda. • Music How are these effective? Explain.
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 much- Yet 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 • Allusion • Repetition/parallel structure • Colloquial language • Personal pronoun • Personification • Extended metaphor • Rhyme scheme
Questions: • 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.
