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    The poem "Horrors of War" by Joseph T. Renaldi depicts the agony caused by war through imagery of misery, destruction, and deep psychological scarring. It describes attempts to comfort those suffering from the "fray" of battle and beliefs that hostilities will end, but

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    The poem "Horrors of War" by Joseph T. Renaldi depicts the agony caused by war through imagery of misery, destruction, and deep psychological scarring. It describes attempts to comfort those suffering from the "fray" of battle and beliefs that hostilities will end, but

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    Nothinggoldcanstay

    ByRobertFrost

    Nature'sfirstgreenisgold,
    Herhardesthuetohold.
    Herearlyleaf'saflower
    Butonlysoanhour.
    Thenleafsubsidestoleaf,
    SoEdensanktogrief,
    Sodawngoesdowntoday
    Nothinggoldcanstay.

    RhymeScheme:AABBCCDD

    LiteraryElements:

    EdensanktogriefispersonificationbecauseEdenreferstotheGardenofEdensothequote
    issayingthegardenisnolongerhere.

    Naturesfirstgreenisgold,isametaphor.Itissayingthatnaturesearliestgreenisbeautiful,
    likegold.

    Analysis:

    NothingGoldCanStaybyRobertFrostsymbolizeshowsomethingbornsobeautiful
    cantstaythatwayforever.Itsaysthatthemostbeautifulthingshavetheshortestlives.This
    relatestoHayleygrowinguptoofast.Shewasbornbeautiful,andunaffectedbyherfathers
    PTSD.Asshegotolderthough,shewasscarredbyTrishabandoningher,andherfathers
    strugglewithPTSD,andlostheroriginalbeauty.

    HorrorsofWar
    JosephT.Renaldi

    Warcreatedmanysorrows
    Thatthevictimshadtoendure,
    Miseryandmassdestruction
    Andthelackofsecurityevenmore.
    Attemptswereoftenmadetopacify
    Thoseinthemidstofthefray,
    Savingthemfromfallingintotheabyss
    Andtoadmonishandrebukethestray.
    Believingthathostilitieswillsooncease,
    Thepeacemakerswillsuddenlyrise
    Asthewearyandravagedvictims
    Wipethetearsfromtheireyes.
    Oh,thenweseeclearlytheoutline
    Ofthefacesofthoseweadore,
    Togreeteachonehonorablyand,
    Rememberingthosewho'vegonebefore.
    Nowgonearetheatrocitiesofthewarmongers
    Thatthevictimsoncehadtoconstantlyfeel.
    Ghastlymemoriesarestilldeeplyrooted
    Thatpeacemakerscan'tseemtoheal.

    RhymeScheme:ABCBDEFEGHIHJKLKMNON

    LiteraryElements:

    GhastlymemoriesarestilldeeplyrootedThatpeacemakerscantseemtoheal.

    Thisispersonificationbecauseittalksabouthealingtheghastlymemories.

    Analysis:Andyisgreatlyaffectedbythehorrorsofwar.Inthepoemandthebook,agonyisthe
    resultofwar.AndyisleftwithPTSDafteranIEDexploded,andinthepoemittalksaboutthe
    sorrowsthatthevictimsmustendure,andthemiseryandmassdestructionthatwascreatedas
    aresultofwar.

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