Vergissmeinnicht

Question 1

“gone”

Answer 1

The word “gone” is repeated for emphasis, as not only “three weeks” and “combatants” are gone, but so are kindness and humanity.

Question 2

“gone” and “sun”

Answer 2

• The half rhyme between “gone” and “sun” disrupts the flow of the poem and creates an uneven, confusing atmosphere. This half rhyme is chosen to deliberately unsettle the reader and to present the confusion caused by warfare.

Question 3

“ground” and “found”

Answer 3

• Internal rhyming of “ground” and “found” is used to present the disruption that is caused by the war.