Poetry Response 2
The theme is power. Even before the first line of "The Colonel" by Caroline Forché, you know you're dealing with not just a colonel, but the colonel, a man of power. Alongside the speaker, you enter the lair of a military ruler who has position, money, and rank, and who is not afraid to use them. After enjoying the dinner, the maid was called using a gold bell which is indicative of the royal style of living that the colonel lived. The colonel's used to giving orders, and having people obey. The details of the colonel's house are described with detachment, even the broken bottles embedded in the walls surrounding the house in attempt to keep people out. Within, life goes on as usual—that is, what is usual for a rich man in
The theme is power. Even before the first line of "The Colonel" by Caroline Forché, you know you're dealing with not just a colonel, but the colonel, a man of power. Alongside the speaker, you enter the lair of a military ruler who has position, money, and rank, and who is not afraid to use them. After enjoying the dinner, the maid was called using a gold bell which is indicative of the royal style of living that the colonel lived. The colonel's used to giving orders, and having people obey. The details of the colonel's house are described with detachment, even the broken bottles embedded in the walls surrounding the house in attempt to keep people out. Within, life goes on as usual—that is, what is usual for a rich man in