In the poem The Man He Killed the author Thomas Hardy writes about war. This poem can be determined as an anti-war poem. The speaker of the poem is talking about their experience in war. This poem mainly focuses on the negative effects of war. The writing structure and the diction being used in this poem has a big impact on the main meaning of the poem.
Thomas Hardy writes, “ Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin!” The speaker’s language is informal throughout this stanza to demonstrate the kind of person the speaker is. The speaker is just an ordinary guy who would have enjoyed having a beer with the man he shot. “But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot him
Thomas Hardy writes, “ Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin!” The speaker’s language is informal throughout this stanza to demonstrate the kind of person the speaker is. The speaker is just an ordinary guy who would have enjoyed having a beer with the man he shot. “But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot him