... an alleged tribute, honouring and welcoming Oliver Cromwell home from his conquest of Ireland. In addition to praising and acknowledging Cromwell as a good leader, Marvell injects a somewhat subtle use of ambiguity and irony, which deliberately interweave in order to delineate his subjection of Ireland during the 1650's. Upon a preliminary reading of the poem, that is to say, a reading whereby a critical deconstruction ... ...

• Word Count: 418
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate