This poem begins with an optimistic atmosphere through the quotation, "Life is colour and warmth and light" The poet, Julian Grenfell, provides the reader with a fairly optimistic image after reading of the soldier's demise. He then continues describing the soldiers burial ground with a positive view of peace and tranquility.The poet encourages war in this respect as there is no mention of negative consequences of war but has more emphasis on the essence of life and glorifies the soldier through the mention of a resting place after death. Overall this poems delves deeper into the resting place of soldiers and how peaceful they are as they rest in peace. This in fact goes hand in hand with both optimistic and pessimistic sides of my theme (war). I picked this poem primarily for its poetic devices. Throughout the poem there's a flurry of personification, imagery, metaphors, alliteration, similes and so on. I aimed this poem in making the reader feel satisfied and calm as they confront the burial ground of a veteran.
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