Answer:
The sonnet is structured with some solemn questions. They are framed within octet and sestet. The poet was posing questions of what should be done to those killed in war. The questions asked led to further confront the wastage of life through wars.
Below is an excerpt:
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? (Line 1)
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns. (Line 2)
What candles may be held to speed them all? (Line 3)
The poetic structure gives the poem a solemnity tone. The tone of the poem is quickly drawn from the title of the poem:
Anthem For Doomed Youth
"Anthem" itself gives a tone of solemnity, a motif for burial services.
The solemnity tone is quitely underlined by the use of repeated simple negatives ‘Only’, ‘Only’, ‘No’, ‘Nor’, ‘Not’. rifle’s rattle.
Below is an excerpt:
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;
Nor any voice of mourning
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They keep no check on armies’ decimation.
Also, in the structure of the poem, there seems to be a touch of alliteration.
Explanation:
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a popular poem written by Wilfred Owen in 1917. The poem carries the theme of the horror of war.
