Weapons Training
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Weapons Training is a piece of war poetry written by Bruce Dawe
in 1970. It is a dramatic monologue
, written from the perspective of a battle-hardened Air Force Drill Sergeant.
Weapons Training has very little use of punctuation to emphasize the rate of which he is speaking. The lack of punctuation makes the persona seem as though they are ranting on. The purpose of the abuse is to get the recruits ready for the worst, which the persona knows, will happen.
This harsh and insulting language used in the poem helps motivate the young recruits to face the harsh reality of the battlefield in war.
Bruce Dawe
Donald Bruce Dawe AO is an Australian poet, and is considered by many as one of the most influential Australian poets of all time.-Early life:...
in 1970. It is a dramatic monologue
Dramatic monologue
M. H. Abrams notes the following three features of the dramatic monologue as it applies to poetry:-Types of monologues:One of the most important influences on the development of the dramatic monologue is the Romantic poets...
, written from the perspective of a battle-hardened Air Force Drill Sergeant.
Weapons Training has very little use of punctuation to emphasize the rate of which he is speaking. The lack of punctuation makes the persona seem as though they are ranting on. The purpose of the abuse is to get the recruits ready for the worst, which the persona knows, will happen.
This harsh and insulting language used in the poem helps motivate the young recruits to face the harsh reality of the battlefield in war.