WHO S FOR THE GAME PEE Table
‘Who’s for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Jessie Pope creates an image of the war as a game in her poem.
This is apparent in the first line, ‘Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played’.
In this line she is referring to the Great War as a game that is being played. This has the effect of toning down the severity of the War by implying that the War is merely a game and everyone should join in the fun. She is asking her readers if they would like to join and creates a sense of excitement and enthusiasm that would have the effect of encouraging the men to sign up. The use of the superlative ‘biggest’ implies that no other game can compare to this one and also emphasizes the grandeur and scale of it. It would also lead men to believe that everyone is playing in the game which would help to persuade them to be a part of it and ultimately sign up for the War.
Pope persuades men to sign up by making it sound like it’s the ‘manly’ thing to do.
She asks, “… (verse 1)
In these lines she uses rugby vocabulary and pronouns to make the reader feel like …
Pope’s use of rhetorical questions helps the target audience to engage with the poem and leads them to the decision she wants.
Pope asks in verse 2 …
The rhetorical question forces the reader to consider their own answer in their head, making them engage more meaningfully with the poem. The use of contrast here leads to audience to …
Pope uses a friendly, conversational tone in the poem to help persuade her audience.
This conversational tone is best seen when she says, “… (verse 4)
Pope appeals to the audience’s sense of patriotism to help persuade them.
(verse 4)
Key words – masculinity, persuade, patriotism, appeal, image, infer
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Jessie Pope creates an image of the war as a game in her poem.
This is apparent in the first line, ‘Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played’.
In this line she is referring to the Great War as a game that is being played. This has the effect of toning down the severity of the War by implying that the War is merely a game and everyone should join in the fun. She is asking her readers if they would like to join and creates a sense of excitement and enthusiasm that would have the effect of encouraging the men to sign up. The use of the superlative ‘biggest’ implies that no other game can compare to this one and also emphasizes the grandeur and scale of it. It would also lead men to believe that everyone is playing in the game which would help to persuade them to be a part of it and ultimately sign up for the War.
Pope persuades men to sign up by making it sound like it’s the ‘manly’ thing to do.
She asks, “… (verse 1)
In these lines she uses rugby vocabulary and pronouns to make the reader feel like …
Pope’s use of rhetorical questions helps the target audience to engage with the poem and leads them to the decision she wants.
Pope asks in verse 2 …
The rhetorical question forces the reader to consider their own answer in their head, making them engage more meaningfully with the poem. The use of contrast here leads to audience to …
Pope uses a friendly, conversational tone in the poem to help persuade her audience.
This conversational tone is best seen when she says, “… (verse 4)
Pope appeals to the audience’s sense of patriotism to help persuade them.
(verse 4)
Key words – masculinity, persuade, patriotism, appeal, image, infer