The author in this poem is playing with the positive in the negative, arguing both sides with a wide range of figurative language techniques giving the life or death feeling to the poem, making the reader seek for answers. Tone PEEL During the passage, the author plays with different tones to create various feelings the two characters are going through in the story. ... Syntax PEEL A fragment from "How to Read a Book" by Virginia Woolf, talks about the great pleasure of reading poetry. ...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The word "England" or "English" occurs six times in this poem. That's a lot for a poem that is only 14 lines! In this poem England is like a mother to the soldier; she gave birth to him, nourished him, made him who he is. But England is also immortal. Even though, in death, the soldier must leave En...

• Word Count: 3268
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School