How does the final stanza (Lines 16-18) contribute to the theme of the poem? Use details from the poem to support your answer.

Please answer full sentences and evidence answer these:

PART A: Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?

A Young soldiers don’t know what they’re getting into when they sign up for war.

B Children often make up a majority of the casualties during a war.

C Child soldiers don’t think through their actions and often become victims of war.

D Military groups don’t require their young soldiers to be properly

PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

A“What a smile! One large lamp for a face,/smaller lanterns where skin stretches over” ( Lines 1-2)

B“involuntary shudders/when someone, somewhere, steps over/his shallow, unmarked, mass grave.” ( Lines 10-12)

C“But his smile remains undimmed/ inviting, not knowing what hit him,” ( Lines 13-14)

D“and a face just like/his figures like him to stop all action/ with a flick of finger on the trigger.” ( Lines 16-18)

How are the details of the boy soldier’s appearance (Lines 1-3) important to the development of the poem’s theme?

AThey emphasize how young the soldier is.

BThey suggest that the boy is happy as a soldier.

CThey hint at the boy’s eventual demise.

DThey demonstrate how boys make good soldiers.

What impact does “undimmed” (Line 13) have on the meaning of the poem?

AIt illustrates how sudden the soldier’s death was.

BIt suggests the soldier is happy to leave the war.

CIt shows that his death was peaceful.

DIt stresses how full of life the soldier is.

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition

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