Iamb, a meter where a short syllable is followed by a stressed syllable, represents the normalcy of Pilgrim’s life before he was enlisted in the war. Trochee, a meter where the short syllable follows the stressed syllable, stands in place of the trauma that Pilgrim sustains from the war and the very initial impact it has on his mind. Lastly, anapest, a rhythmic meter where two short syllables are followed by one long, stressed syllable, is indicative of the full impact that the war has on Pilgrim as Vonnegut uses it to depict all the instances of where Pilgrim exhibits symptoms of PTSD and faces social consequences because of his condition. These three very different meters, governed by Vonnegut’s purpose of bringing a realistic image of the war to light, cumulatively bring about the aforementioned effect of an anacoluthon, creating a virtual experience of the confounding psychosocial effects war has on
Iamb, a meter where a short syllable is followed by a stressed syllable, represents the normalcy of Pilgrim’s life before he was enlisted in the war. Trochee, a meter where the short syllable follows the stressed syllable, stands in place of the trauma that Pilgrim sustains from the war and the very initial impact it has on his mind. Lastly, anapest, a rhythmic meter where two short syllables are followed by one long, stressed syllable, is indicative of the full impact that the war has on Pilgrim as Vonnegut uses it to depict all the instances of where Pilgrim exhibits symptoms of PTSD and faces social consequences because of his condition. These three very different meters, governed by Vonnegut’s purpose of bringing a realistic image of the war to light, cumulatively bring about the aforementioned effect of an anacoluthon, creating a virtual experience of the confounding psychosocial effects war has on