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The Annotated Edition

Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes

Summary, meaning, line-by-line analysis & FAQ.

Poet
Ted Hughes
Era
Postwar (1957)

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Read the full poem at Faber & Faber, 1957.

Our analysis below quotes only short phrases from the poem under fair-dealing criticism and commentary. The complete poem is available through the publisher above.

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