"AD"

"AD"
Kenneth Fearing

Questions about the text: What does "a race of brand-new men", mean? What is the author referring to in "no ambition required, no brains wanted, and no character allowed"?

Personal Response: This poem used satire in the form of writing because it's showing something is wrong by ridiculing it's wrongness. I thought it was interesting that the poem alluded to the fact



Overall thoughts about the text: This poem really gave the impression that the reader should get up and join the army. The author used very descriptive words to get people excited about joining the military forces. This poem used many adjectives to make their point clear and dignified. Also, the language causes the reader to feel as if they're needed and it makes them want to enlist because they feel as if they will make a difference in the country.