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what where they like denise leverov
form
use of 2 voices highlights the ignorant who knows little about the Vietnamese apart from what was reported of them and the knowledge
the cold nature of the responses and questions reflects the cold manner in which tv reported on the injuries of civilians at the time
language
light heated turned into stone contrasts the pre and post war Vietnamese it suggests that they have either lost feelings or they are simply dead
the question in the first stanza question weather they the people of Vietnam had a culture before the war
use of past tense throughout the person supports the view that the person of Vietnam are no longer as they were
context
a poem against the usa involvement in the Vietnamese civil war
meaning
the response are from knowing figure who responds to each question in turn
this work is response to the Vietnam war and the negative impact it had on the people
an unknowing figure poses questions regarding the Vietnamese and their culture
losing relics and their songs suggests that the war has caused the people of Vietnam to lose their identity
the poem is seemingly set within a classroom settings
structure
a lack of rhyme can highlight the lack of harmony within the Vietnam due to the war
ending in silent now not only suggests that no Vietnamese person is left to respond but the use of the full stop emphasises the end of lie and conflict
opening with the people highlights that the civilians are the most important aspect of war
finishing with a rhetorical question allows the poet allows the poet to question us as the reader
the repetition of Remember forces the reader to consider the human aspect of the war and those who died