Answer those 6 questions about For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon
1) What is the speaker’s attitude toward the war? Does the speaker seem to be focusing on a particular war in general?
2) What conventional images and figures of speech does each the poem use to express its idea about war?
3) Does any of the poem use unusual, unexpected, or shocking images or figures of speech?
4) How would you describe the poem’s tone? For example, is the tone angry? cynical? sad? disillusioned? resigned?
5) How does the poem’s form help to communicate the speaker’s attitude toward war?
6) What is the poem’s central theme?
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