Show:
Time
Place
Tone
Emotions
Events
100
After the war
When is the poem set in?
100
England
Where do you think this happened?
100
eager
What is tone the kind old gentlemen used to cry to the young?
100
frustrated and eager.
What is the old gentleman's emotion?
100
*answer varies*
What do you think was the name of this war?
200
from a young age till they were elderly.
How long do you think the soldiers served for?
200
The war.
Where do you think all these consequences came from?
200
solemn and rebuilding.
What was the overall tone of the first stanza?
200
pride.
How do you think the father feels while fighting for their son?
200
Convert things to gold
What did the alchemists do?
300
heroes became bores, deaf men became difficult to talk to and miseries had grown faded.
What happened after the war ended?
300
Always in the front.
Where were the richest of these wizards?
300
recounting (experiences).
What is overall tone of the second stanza?
300
regret
What is the soldier's feeling after receiving consequences.
300
They were willing to burn
What were the brave lads willing to do?
400
They had grown into elderly.
What had happened over time to the alchemists?
400
The street.
Where did the kindly old gentlemen cry to the young?
400
warning
What is the overall tone of the third stanza?
400
proud and manly
How do you think the richest of the wizards felt in the front?
400
cough gently.
What did the richest of the wizards do before stating his lines?
500
Dying to gain.
What did the fathers spend their time doing?
500
the world
What must be safe for the young?
500
focused and recounting
How do you think the author felt while writing this poem?
500
when the children fall for the same cause?
What was a more fitting memorial for the fallen?