Point of view 3rd person with slight support/sympathy for the Vietnamese ”innocent and unborn” “the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead” This suggest that he was sympathetic towards the Vietnamese as America was using chemical warfare which does not only affect the soldier but their “unborn” later generations, which are “innocent”. The later generations of the soldiers who suffered from the attack will have “the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead”.
Setting Quite dramatic but true during a war situation ”agent orange spray” “death” “mourn” It was the vietnam war and the Americans were fighting the Viet Congs, South Vietnam people. The Americans used Agent Orange as part of their chemical warfare in Vietnam. It harms the body of other soldiers and lead to death. Deaths were inevitable and the family of those soldiers would have to mourn for them. This displays the war scenario in the poem.
Language/DictionVivid verbs brings the reader into the aftermath of the war”Toll” “WILL”The price that the South Vietnamese had to “pay”. Those birth deformiaties that “innocent and unborn” have to “pay”. This higlights the plight of those innocent people who will face when they are born.The last three sentences all end with an -ay. This is the emphasis that the poet has written. And I do feel that these sentences are the most important as they summarise the whole poem.”Nefariously America led astray -Generations untold WILL pay -Execrable effects of agent orange spray!”It is a crime and generations of vietnamese will pay for the disgusted and hateful effect of the chemicals.
OpinionsI feel that the name of the poem suits its focus, “Rainbow Death”. The chemicals, Agent Orange, Agent White, Agent Blue etc. are colourful, yet they cause death. Rainbows are supposed to bring joy and happiness to oneself yet in this scenario, it bring suffering and death.
Setting Quite dramatic but true during a war situation ”agent orange spray” “death” “mourn” It was the vietnam war and the Americans were fighting the Viet Congs, South Vietnam people. The Americans used Agent Orange as part of their chemical warfare in Vietnam. It harms the body of other soldiers and lead to death. Deaths were inevitable and the family of those soldiers would have to mourn for them. This displays the war scenario in the poem.
Language/DictionVivid verbs brings the reader into the aftermath of the war”Toll” “WILL”The price that the South Vietnamese had to “pay”. Those birth deformiaties that “innocent and unborn” have to “pay”. This higlights the plight of those innocent people who will face when they are born.The last three sentences all end with an -ay. This is the emphasis that the poet has written. And I do feel that these sentences are the most important as they summarise the whole poem.”Nefariously America led astray -Generations untold WILL pay -Execrable effects of agent orange spray!”It is a crime and generations of vietnamese will pay for the disgusted and hateful effect of the chemicals.
OpinionsI feel that the name of the poem suits its focus, “Rainbow Death”. The chemicals, Agent Orange, Agent White, Agent Blue etc. are colourful, yet they cause death. Rainbows are supposed to bring joy and happiness to oneself yet in this scenario, it bring suffering and death.
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