What impact does base details by seigfied sassoon have?

Answer 1

Siegfried Sassoon uses alliteration to show that wars never change. An example of this is, 'Guttering gold' which refers the candle light is flittering and dimly glowing. I believe the choice of words refers to the imagery of how the soldiers would not be able to see each others faces to see each others faces to see whether they whether they were alive or dead, which adds to the feeling of tension and uncertainty. This gives me the impression that wars never change because throughout all wars there is always the feelings of tension and uncertainty.