1. What is the speaker’s conflict? [Explain, using stock language].

2. What is Hardy’s view of war? Explicate [Use stock language].

3. Discuss the tone of the work. (Use your Tone Vocabulary List)

4. Discuss Hardy’s use of punctuation. [Discuss, using stock language].

5. How does Hardy utilize verisimilitude? How so?

6. Characterize the ‘man’ who died. Use stock language.

7. Can this poem reflect the duality of man? How so?

1. How many voices or speakers are in the work? [Explain, using stock language].

2. Why does Hardy conceals the identity of the second speaker until the fourth

stanza? Explicate [Use stock language].

3. Discuss the tone of the work. (Use your Tone Vocabulary List)

4. What is the overreaching message of the work? [Discuss, using stock language].

5. How does Hardy utilize verisimilitude? How so?

6. Analyze any stanza, looking at theme or literary devices. [Use stock language]