a) This ballad poem tells us about a nineteen year old that fought in Vietnam War and has come home. Some of the key issues are Vietnam war was excluded from the world and the main objective of this poem is to tell us about the Vietnam environment the constant diseases, the battles which occurred which didn’t let them go to sleep and the life threatening operations from gun wounds or other explosives.
One of the key issues is the Vietnam environment was so tense so scattered with diseases which outside Vietnam people did hardly know about and the bushy landscape which they can easily get ambushed by the Vietnamese soldiers.
Another key issue is that the lack of sleep and the constant battles which even occurred while they were sleeping.
The many people did not know about so many operations which people had because of mines and gun wounds and how life threatening they were.
b) The poet wrote this poem to inform peace activists, pacifists, soldiers who were in Vietnam and for the general population to inform them of what is war.
The poet tried to inform peace activist to urge them to put a end to this conflict because he had experience many things in Vietnam war which he would not like others to experience.
Also the poet was trying to inform the soldiers enrolling which were going to war to be careful and be on your guard and you can die by many ways in the Vietnam War.
The Essay on The Significance Of The Tet Offensive For The Vietnam War
Tet Offensive : In 1968, the National Liberation Front and Vietcong launched a surprise attack against American and South Vietnamese forces on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day. This surprise attack is known as the Tet Offensive and many people viewed this as a turning point in the Vietnam War. Militarily, the Tet Offensive showed the significance of Vietcong/Vietminh’s military ...
He tried to also convey to the world how unstable and how dangerous this Vietnam terrain and warfare is.
This poet has been successful in this poem in a way he has changed many minds on the war on Vietnam.
c) Through the structural and language features the composer portrays the main messages of the poem and in effect influences the way the reader reacts to this text.
This poem has four stanzas some rhyme while others don’t some have question marks which question the reader this poem has seven paragraphs and three chorus.
d) I like this poem because it tries to convey a story and gives us first hand information not from someone which hasn’t been to war describing it, it tells about his problems with war as any human would have problems with a war like this and feel very frightened and in need of help.
It tells of how hard it is to be in war to always look out even at night when your trying to go to sleep there’s unrest
THERE GOES A BROTHER
My brother went to war
I was crying at my door
When news came home
My brother was gone
What have they done?
Did they not know?
They have split us apart
He got shot in the head
The last time I saw him
He was playing football
Tackling one and another
And leading a team
Before he left
He held a wild party
Inviting all his friends
Talking about war
Know it’s only me
Why couldn’t they see?
Were they blind?
I just can’t believe
