Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Is there any kind of hopeful takeaway to this poem? What parts support your view?
- How does the poem's form contribute to its overall meaning?
- How might the trauma of war influence the poem's point of view?
- Does the speaker seem to advocate one way of life over the other (embrace language versus get rid of it) here? What parts of the poem support your answer?
- Could we really ever truly escape the web of language? What might that involve?