He questions whether war is an
infinite event where patriotic
individuals die, leaving
the politicians, with the time to plan
another desolating war.
Will it be so again?
Will it be so again
Euphemism- Death
that the brave, the gifted are lost from view,
Juxtaposition
and empty, scheming men Politicians
are left in peace their lunatic age to renew? Soldiers are dead and politicians still rule
Will it be so again?
Must it be always so
Euphemism- Death. Creates a harsh tone and alludes to central message
that the best are chosen to fall and sleep
Simile: soldiers to seeds
like seeds, and we too slow
Take what’s not yours- a stolen power.
in claiming the earth they quicken, and the old usurpers reap
Biblical meaning: Soldiers reap what they don’t deserve, and politicians don’t deserve
what they could not sow? to rule. War is unfair. Peace can not be claimed.
Men shake hands as a sign of peace- one cannot shake hands
and draw a sword at the same time. However, the poet is saying
Will it be so again - Introduces next line.
that our political leaders are precisely shaking hands and
Sarcastic comparison
Savagery/ brutality stabbing each other at the same time. They speak of peace yet
between dead and
the jungle code and the hypocrite gesture? prepare for war- making them hypocrites.
The symbol for the slain soldiers of war. The red poppies would grow over the
A poppy wreath for the slain graves in the trenches, and it thus became synonymous with dead soldiers.
Pain and violence Pretending to be someone else to deceive
living
and a cut-throat world for the living? That stale imposture
Indicates it’s intentional. A world of dishonesty and wheeling and dealing. The world fought for by the
played on us once again slain is thus wasted by the living.
WW1
Will it be as before -
An empty slogan that politicians do not pursue. War will happen again. The soldiers are enlisted and their lives
peace, with no heart or mind to ensure it, are sacrificed again while politicians sit at home, plotting a new
war.
guttering down to war Does whatever they wish and are most noted for their drunkenness-
Lacks moral restrains which leads them to their grave.
like a libertine to his grave? We should not be surprised: we knew it
happen before.
Refrain- Repetitive but from a
slightly different perspective
infinite event where patriotic
individuals die, leaving
the politicians, with the time to plan
another desolating war.
Will it be so again?
Will it be so again
Euphemism- Death
that the brave, the gifted are lost from view,
Juxtaposition
and empty, scheming men Politicians
are left in peace their lunatic age to renew? Soldiers are dead and politicians still rule
Will it be so again?
Must it be always so
Euphemism- Death. Creates a harsh tone and alludes to central message
that the best are chosen to fall and sleep
Simile: soldiers to seeds
like seeds, and we too slow
Take what’s not yours- a stolen power.
in claiming the earth they quicken, and the old usurpers reap
Biblical meaning: Soldiers reap what they don’t deserve, and politicians don’t deserve
what they could not sow? to rule. War is unfair. Peace can not be claimed.
Men shake hands as a sign of peace- one cannot shake hands
and draw a sword at the same time. However, the poet is saying
Will it be so again - Introduces next line.
that our political leaders are precisely shaking hands and
Sarcastic comparison
Savagery/ brutality stabbing each other at the same time. They speak of peace yet
between dead and
the jungle code and the hypocrite gesture? prepare for war- making them hypocrites.
The symbol for the slain soldiers of war. The red poppies would grow over the
A poppy wreath for the slain graves in the trenches, and it thus became synonymous with dead soldiers.
Pain and violence Pretending to be someone else to deceive
living
and a cut-throat world for the living? That stale imposture
Indicates it’s intentional. A world of dishonesty and wheeling and dealing. The world fought for by the
played on us once again slain is thus wasted by the living.
WW1
Will it be as before -
An empty slogan that politicians do not pursue. War will happen again. The soldiers are enlisted and their lives
peace, with no heart or mind to ensure it, are sacrificed again while politicians sit at home, plotting a new
war.
guttering down to war Does whatever they wish and are most noted for their drunkenness-
Lacks moral restrains which leads them to their grave.
like a libertine to his grave? We should not be surprised: we knew it
happen before.
Refrain- Repetitive but from a
slightly different perspective
