Francis continues to tell a story of the meaningful effects of the Holocaust, silence fell o’re one and all across the club room floor , which created uncomfortable tension in the room by the realisation of a real life Holocaust victim. War is represented clearly in this poem to be sympathetic for the old Jewish man who lived through hell . Duggan has written The Victim from his point of view for a more profound emotional response because he wishes to hear the jewish man’s sufferings from the Holocaust. There are two poetic devices: rhyme and tone. The tone clearly demonstrates that although this poem is themed on sadness, “we had amongst us in the flesh, one who had lived through hell. But I wish that he could of spoke of sufferings he could
