“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put end to mankind.” On September 25, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy said this to the United Nation General Assembly. This quote is explaining that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story “The Sniper” and the poem“The Man He Killed.” Through the literary devices of plot, irony and theme.
The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both share similarities and differences throughout the plot. The author stated how the plot was similar by saying, “Here and there through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms. Republicans …show more content…
There was situational and verbal irony taking place. The author shows this by stating, “The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse.” This quote is explaining that the sniper was feeling curious and remorseful because, the sniper was thinking that he might of knew the guy that he shot and that if he did, he most likely would’ve bad and upset about it. “Yes, quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down, You’d treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown.” This quote is explaining how the author used verbal irony by saying war is quaint and curious. When war is really traumatizing and very dangerous and scary. They are also different by the author stating, “He decided that he was a good shot, whoever he was. He wondered did he know him.” This quote is explaining that this part of the short story is situational irony because the sniper was wondering if he knew the person that was supposed to be his enemy. “Had he and I but met, By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet, Right many a nipperkin!” This quote is explaining how this part of the poem is irony because the main character is explaining how him and the enemy could have been good friends instead of fighting against each other in war. To sum up, these quotes are explaining how the short story and the poem are similar and different from each other by showing situational and verbal …show more content…
The theme also had a similarity in both pieces. The author explains, “His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.” This quote is explaining how the sniper was suffering during the war. And showed how war can also cause pain. “Yes, quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down, You’d treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown.” This quote is actually being sarcastic when the author says “Yes, quaint and curious war is!” It’s being sarcastic because war is actually really the opposite and is dangerous and scary. This quote is explaining that war is painful and suffering. The author also explains the differences by stating, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” This quote is showing how war can also tear family apart or turn brother on brother. It also explains how war can be painful if someone you know is your enemy. “I shot him dead because-, Because he was my foe, Just so: my foe of course he was, That’s clear enough; although.” This quote is explaining that just because the soldier was the main character’s foe, that they still could have been friends, but it was too late because he shot him dead, so as one could see this is how war can tear friendships apart. These quotes explain how “The Sniper” and “The Man He Killed” are
The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both share similarities and differences throughout the plot. The author stated how the plot was similar by saying, “Here and there through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms. Republicans …show more content…
There was situational and verbal irony taking place. The author shows this by stating, “The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse.” This quote is explaining that the sniper was feeling curious and remorseful because, the sniper was thinking that he might of knew the guy that he shot and that if he did, he most likely would’ve bad and upset about it. “Yes, quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down, You’d treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown.” This quote is explaining how the author used verbal irony by saying war is quaint and curious. When war is really traumatizing and very dangerous and scary. They are also different by the author stating, “He decided that he was a good shot, whoever he was. He wondered did he know him.” This quote is explaining that this part of the short story is situational irony because the sniper was wondering if he knew the person that was supposed to be his enemy. “Had he and I but met, By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet, Right many a nipperkin!” This quote is explaining how this part of the poem is irony because the main character is explaining how him and the enemy could have been good friends instead of fighting against each other in war. To sum up, these quotes are explaining how the short story and the poem are similar and different from each other by showing situational and verbal …show more content…
The theme also had a similarity in both pieces. The author explains, “His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.” This quote is explaining how the sniper was suffering during the war. And showed how war can also cause pain. “Yes, quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down, You’d treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown.” This quote is actually being sarcastic when the author says “Yes, quaint and curious war is!” It’s being sarcastic because war is actually really the opposite and is dangerous and scary. This quote is explaining that war is painful and suffering. The author also explains the differences by stating, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” This quote is showing how war can also tear family apart or turn brother on brother. It also explains how war can be painful if someone you know is your enemy. “I shot him dead because-, Because he was my foe, Just so: my foe of course he was, That’s clear enough; although.” This quote is explaining that just because the soldier was the main character’s foe, that they still could have been friends, but it was too late because he shot him dead, so as one could see this is how war can tear friendships apart. These quotes explain how “The Sniper” and “The Man He Killed” are