CONTEXT:
Was a front line soldier
He was against the war but fought in it
He was religious
Influenced by the romantics
Died in the war
RHYME SCHEME:
Consistent ABAB
TONE & MOOD:
Gruesome
Sense of irony
Poignant
Emotional
Graphic
Vile
Melancholic
Overwhelming
THEMES:
War/warfare
Transience/change
Death/mortality
Childhood/innocence
Fragility
Patriotism
Injustice
Identity