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Pre-1914 Poetry

Pre-1914 Poetry. Year 10. Who decides a soldiers enemy?. The Man He Killed. The poem "The Man He Killed" calls the reader's attention to the meaningless nature of war. War, though caused by the disagreement of two administrations, affects the people throughout the country.

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Pre-1914 Poetry

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  1. Pre-1914 Poetry Year 10

  2. Who decides a soldiers enemy?

  3. The Man He Killed • The poem "The Man He Killed" calls the reader's attention to the meaningless nature of war. • War, though caused by the disagreement of two administrations, affects the people throughout the country. • The poet speaks of the man he killed as his foe, but is himself unconvinced that belonging to warring nations makes two men enemies. • Had the poet met the man he killed at an inn or bar, he would gladly have shared a few drinks with him. • Had the other man been in trouble, he would happily have helped him out in any way he could. • The two men had joined the army for mercenary reasons while they lacked jobs, hardly caring as to why their countries were at war. And now, they were forced to kill each other, without knowing or understanding why, just because they stood on opposite sides of a battlefield. • The poem is a dramatic monologue. What does this mean?

  4. Stanza 1 and 2 Had he and I but metBy some old ancient inn,We should have set us down to wetRight many a nipperkin!But ranged as infantry,And staring face to face,I shot at him as he at me,And killed him in his place.

  5. Stanza 3 and 4 I shot him dead because--Because he was my foe,Just so: my foe of course he was;That's clear enough; althoughHe thought he'd 'list, perhaps,Off-hand like--just as I--Was out of work--had sold his traps--No other reason why.

  6. Stanza 5 Yes; quaint and curious war is!You shoot a fellow downYou'd treat, if met where any bar is,Or help to half a crown.

  7. The Man He Killed Content and Theme1) What sort of soldier is the man in the poem? 2) What do the two men have in common? 3) What does the last stanza suggest about the character of the speaker? Structure 4) Why do you think Hardy repeats ‘foe’ in stanza 3? 5) What do you think the third stanza suggests about the speaker’s feelings towards the man he killed? 6) What is the effect of using so many dashes in the fourth stanza? Language 7) Which words in the poem suggest that the speaker is an ordinary working man?

  8. Extension Question • This poem takes a reflective and questioning approach to war. What questions about war is it asking?

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