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    "March" displays the appeal to the senses through synaesthesia. Examine the poem's rhythm and describe it. Thomas travels through time in the poem. Explore and explain how he does this. Which poem could be said to include an idea that directly opposes the idea found in "March"?

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    "March" displays the appeal to the senses through synaesthesia. Examine the poem's rhythm and describe it. Thomas travels through time in the poem. Explore and explain how he does this. Which poem could be said to include an idea that directly opposes the idea found in "March"?

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    "March" displays the appeal to the senses through synaesthesia. Examine the poem's rhythm and describe it. Thomas travels through time in the poem. Explore and explain how he does this. Which poem could be said to include an idea that directly opposes the idea found in "March"?

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    Sensual language in Thomas' poetry When asked why he had enlisted, Thomas bent down and picked up a handful

    of earth, replying 'Literally, for this'. One of the common characteristics of Thomas' style is the appeal to the senses. March displays this through synaesthesia. After you have read the poem, fill in the table below.

    1. Andrew Motion suggests that all of Thomas poems are war poems. Where is there evidence in this poem to support his idea? 2. 3. 4. 5. Examine the poem's rhythm and describe it. Thomas travels through time in the poem. Explore and explain how he does this. Which phrase, image or set of images do you find most striking about this poem? Why? Which poem that you have studied could be said to include an idea that directly opposes that found in March? Explain your choice.

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    Taste

    Touch

    Smell

    Sight

    Sound

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