Read the poem and answer the question I'm going soldering: Mad the rhythm runs With drumming and with trumpeting And glory of the guns. I've come home again...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2013 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the poem and answer the question

I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.

I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.

The theme of the poem is best described as the
Answer Details
The theme of the poem is the reality of war. The speaker describes the experience of soldering in realistic terms, with references to blood, rain falling on dead flesh, and the sound of drums, trumpets, and guns. The poem does not glorify war or express excitement about it, but rather acknowledges the harsh realities of combat.

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