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Essay Archive - Poet's Use of Mockery As Diction in Poem
Poet's Use of Mockery As Diction in Poem
The poet's use of mockery as diction conveys his disillusioned attitude
toward the men that plan the battles without actually fighting in them. Using
the words “If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath,” to describe the
majors allows the reader to picture the majors as old, fat, out of shape men
that spend their days “guzzling and gulping in the best hotel” safe from any
danger. Fierce, bald and short of breath give the reader a negative feel for
the majors as they are not described in any positive mann....
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