The Man He Killed

Question 1

What quote represents the difficulty to process the nature of war in the poem.

Answer 1

‘Just so: my foe of course he was; that’s clear enough; although’
‘off-hand like - just as I - was out of work - had sold his traps - no other reason why’

Question 2

Name quotes that present futility of war in the poem.

Answer 2

‘No other reason why’
‘Had he and I just met in some old ancient inn’
‘Yes; quaint and curious war is’

Question 3

Quote which presents a necessity for survival in the poem.

Answer 3

‘I shot at him as he at me’