Passage A
2. The "jackies"refer to the sailors on board the war ships. They are singing "war chanties" because they ae happy and wants to increase their morale.
3. In line 11, the oblong vaults mean graves, therefore the shovels will be used to create these oblong vaults. This shows and represents death of the sailors in a war. By stating "The shovel is brother to the gun", it shows a relationship between the shovel and the gun, also stating that death is related to war, since the shovel is representing the oblong vaults and the gun represents the war.
Passage B
4. It shows that the normal citizens are supposed to obey and follow the soldiers. However, although it seems that the citizens are commanding the soldiers in stanza 1, I think that there is some irony inside.
5. It shows that the citizens have to rebuild what is being destroyed by the soldiers. It creates a feeling that it is very hard to rebuild what is destroyed. The persona feels angry at the soldiers for destroying the buildings, thus the irony in stanza 1. However, the persona has a sense of sympathy for the citizens, since stanza 2 shows the hard work of the citizens.
6. I think that it is harder to build a society again. A society can be destroyed easily, and there is little time needed to do so. For example, when Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, was convicted of corruption, anger erupted among his supporters and started riots. This created disorder in the society, and it was done easily. However, to control and stop the riots, it took a long time and even caused deaths. Therefore, it is hard to rebuild a good society again after it is destroyed.
Passage C
7. In line 1, the "drum of hoofs" represent horses, which are used for transport in the past. The "beat of shod feet" represents the foot soldiers, who travelled by walking. Now, horses are no longer used for transport. Instead, tanks are used, therefore creating "hum of motors"- the engine and the "thread of rubber tires" - the wheels. It represents how the future wars would be, when technology are progressing, getting better and better.
8. One "king" was has been "kicked under the dust" is Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, for corruption. He is considered a "King" because a king holds an important position in a country, and as the prime minister before being convicted of corruption, he held power and status in Thailand.
5. It shows that the citizens have to rebuild what is being destroyed by the soldiers. It creates a feeling that it is very hard to rebuild what is destroyed. The persona feels angry at the soldiers for destroying the buildings, thus the irony in stanza 1. However, the persona has a sense of sympathy for the citizens, since stanza 2 shows the hard work of the citizens.
6. I think that it is harder to build a society again. A society can be destroyed easily, and there is little time needed to do so. For example, when Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, was convicted of corruption, anger erupted among his supporters and started riots. This created disorder in the society, and it was done easily. However, to control and stop the riots, it took a long time and even caused deaths. Therefore, it is hard to rebuild a good society again after it is destroyed.
Passage C
7. In line 1, the "drum of hoofs" represent horses, which are used for transport in the past. The "beat of shod feet" represents the foot soldiers, who travelled by walking. Now, horses are no longer used for transport. Instead, tanks are used, therefore creating "hum of motors"- the engine and the "thread of rubber tires" - the wheels. It represents how the future wars would be, when technology are progressing, getting better and better.
8. One "king" was has been "kicked under the dust" is Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, for corruption. He is considered a "King" because a king holds an important position in a country, and as the prime minister before being convicted of corruption, he held power and status in Thailand.
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