The poem I have chosen to analysis is Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire. Barry McGuire is an American singer and songwriter, he is known for the hit song Eve of destruction. He was born on October 15, 1935 and is currently 81. In 1961 Barry released his first single called “The Tree”. This was not a hit but later in 1962 he started performing duo’s and continued to perform many which became great hits. McGuire refers to the vietnamese war in his famous hit “Eve Of Destruction”. The name of the poem is used to express to the readers what they should expect or what the poem may be about. The main purpose of the poem is to alert the readers that war is real and everywhere you go and look you can see the effects of war, he is writing about people's
