poem 2 will it be so again Flashcards
(20 cards)
what does the title will it be so again mean
an elegy - it honours the dead, the poem itself is diveded into 5 stanza with 5 lines overall tone of the first stanza angry disullunisioned
will it be so again
statement rather than a question
that the brave the gifted are lost from view
brave - courage- gifted- talented
view- die valueable and contributing members of society
LINE 1and 2 -enjabment creates ambiguity its not clear
and empty scheming men
empty- lacking morals/humanity
scheming - refers to the politician who are scrubished for dishonest
are left in peace their lunatic age to renew
are left in peace - contrasts horrific deaths of soilders
lunatic- psychotuc rulership suggests chaos disorder
age- time in power
renew- irony the soilders death create a peaceful society which in turn can be used by those in power leading to another wae
that the best are chosen to fall and sleep
best - contributing members of society
chosen-drafted to fight for war
fall- to die euphesim
refrain the repatitipn of a whole line
like seeds and we too slow
seeds- symbolic of life potential for hope a future
in the claming the earth they quicken and the old usurpers reap
they quicken -simtulate make fertile, usurpers - politicians people who have power by force
what they could not sow
sow implies theft
the jungle code and the hypocritie
jungle-ed
a poppy wreath for the slain
poppy red flower that represents that symbolize slain soliders and used as in memorial days service
and a cut throat for the living the state imposture
cut throat- its harsh its violent inhumantity links to 4+ 12
the state imposture - fraudient invaders
played on us once again
played- emphasies how lightly the policticians take war and their evil intentions
once again- repetition from 11 empahsie that this has happened before
peace with no heart or mind to ensure it
no emotions no honesty
guttering down to war
flivkering like a dying light descending quickly
like a libertine to his grave we should not be suprised : we knew it
: - exploration of why-we should not be suprised
libertine- hedonie person who is morally unrestrainiheal past tense
happen before
present tense
shall it be so again
shall- future tense its more forceful
call not upon the glorious dead
links to second line to the stanza , only the living can had the polictians accountable
the living alone can nail their promise to the ones who said
firm action reminding us of christ scarifice
