The Man He Killed vs What Were They Like?
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Cruelty/ Irony - The Man He Killed
Iambic Tetrameter → playful, childish tone, cruel game
“Yes; quaint and curious war is!”
“Staring face to face”
Cruelty/ Irony - What Were They Like?
“Were they inclined to quiet laughter? … laughter is bitter to the burned mouth”
“A dream ago, perhaps. Ornament is for joy”
“There are no more buds”
Bluntness - The Man He Killed
“I shot at him as he at me, And killed him in his place”
“That’s clear enough”
“Because he was my foe”
Bluntness - What Were They Like?
“Their children were killed”
“All the bones were charred”
“there was time only to scream”
Doubt - The Man He Killed
“I shot him because - Because, he was my foe”
“Off-hand like - just as I - Was out of work - has sold his traps -“
“That’s clear enough; although”
Doubt - What Were They Like?
“.” → most lines end with ., with little enjambment
“Perhaps,”
“It is not remembered”
“A dream ago, perhaps”