After putting Sassoon's biography and this poem together, I came to the conclusion that he was showing a lot of annoyance and grief. I believe he was trying to say that he was frustrated with the laughter and ridicule that this show was interpreting. I thought it was "ironic" that we were talking about irony in class Tuesday, and coincidentally this poem actually has some great examples of irony in it. "We're sure the Kaiser loves the old Tanks!" (Line 4). He obviously is showing irony here by sarcastically stating that they love the tanks. When in reality, he really means that he wishes one would come through to turn their laughter into fright. He says, "I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls," (Line 5). He verifies how annoyed and infuriated he is with this "Show" by implying he wishes this would come through the orchestra seats in the theater to shock the "crammed" hall. He knows from first hand that this would end their cheer. "And ther'd be no more jokes in Music-halls" (Line 7).
Week 3: Thursday Feb. 2nd
After putting Sassoon's biography and this poem together, I came to the conclusion that he was showing a lot of annoyance and grief. I believe he was trying to say that he was frustrated with the laughter and ridicule that this show was interpreting. I thought it was "ironic" that we were talking about irony in class Tuesday, and coincidentally this poem actually has some great examples of irony in it. "We're sure the Kaiser loves the old Tanks!" (Line 4). He obviously is showing irony here by sarcastically stating that they love the tanks. When in reality, he really means that he wishes one would come through to turn their laughter into fright. He says, "I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls," (Line 5). He verifies how annoyed and infuriated he is with this "Show" by implying he wishes this would come through the orchestra seats in the theater to shock the "crammed" hall. He knows from first hand that this would end their cheer. "And ther'd be no more jokes in Music-halls" (Line 7).
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