Analysis of "Weapon's Training" by Bruce Dawe

"Weapons Training" by Bruce Dawe, is an ‘anti-war’ poem, a dramatic monologue in which an instructor is teaching new recruits about their weapons in preparation for the Vietnam War. His voice is aggressive and demanding, the tone of the instructor is disciplined and hard on his students. The poem has a negative tone to it because it is about men being trained in the use of devices that will kill other men. The reader senses the atmosphere of a training area, and knows that the soldiers will most likely not return home. It focuses on the instructor’s use of language, and the imagery is aggressive. The reader’s response is a realisation of the reality and brutality of war.

A representation is an interpretation or a way of viewing a manifestation of a concept in the real world. It can, therefore be real or abstract. Conflict, is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a meeting of opposing parties.

Conflict is an eminent part of this poem. The main types of conflict id...