Flying the flag in Bosnia

Q1) The tone of the poem is sad. The poet makes the poem poignant to readers by showing the mother crying over the death of her son at his burial spot. The mother is offering food, drinks, clothes and his things to him.

Q2) The poet used personification. He wrote "unfurled by the wind". The poet also used simile. He wrote "like a flag". All these is used to show how sad the women is.

Dulce et Decorum Est

Q1) The literal meaning is that the soldiers are bent very low and they look like beggars. The implied meaning is that the poet wants to show how horribly twisted and deformed the bodies of the soldiers have become. My impression of the soldiers is that they are crippled both mentally and physically and they are exhausted. "But limped on, bolld-shod. All went lame; all blind" suggest that they are crippled" and "bent double" show that the soldiers are crippled both physically and mentally. "Trudge", "men marched asleep" and "drunk with fatigue" show that the soldiers are exhausted.

Q2) The repetition of a frantic cry "Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! -- An ecstasy of fumbling," draw the reader straight into the frenzy of action and show how frantic the soldiers were, thus contributing to the start of the mood increasing tension in the poem. The sound devices and imagery let us have a feeling of how the soldiers were feeling then.

Q3) The poet's message is to let the reader know there is nothing honorable or glorious about war. I agree with his views. War only causes people to die and suffer and it does no one good. War is also very cruel to both the soldiers and their families. The will be peace when there is no war and to me, having peace is more glorious than having war.