Eavan Boland “ The War Horse “

Question 1

Onomatopoeic usage draws the reader into the poem from the start and starts the poem off strongly engaging the reader

Answer 1

“Clip clop “ “hissing and snuffling “

Question 2

Aloof remarks to death and suffering a privileged outlook on the less fortunate boland includes us in the poem

Answer 2

“Nothing unusual” “why should we care “

Question 3

Monosyllabic to impact the reader dramatically she is comparing the death of nature to the death of a human the beautiful and natural plants juxtapose the grim and almost hurtful depiction of mutilated bodies

Answer 3

“If a rose , hedge , a crocus are uprooted like corpses , remote , crushed , mutilated “