1. Commentary on Prayer Before Birth by Louise MacNeice
... the second stanza produces strong imagery with "black", a dark overcast mood is created and with "blood baths", we see the red of killing, a horrible slippery red, splashing as though in a bath. The third main reference to war is in the fourth stanza, "my life when the murder by means of my / hands". This line shows that most people do not have ... / humanity", he is indicating that society could stop him from being human; if they stop him from being human they would turn him into a robot. A robot is a mechanical device which acts on what people tell it to do without thinking. They, soc...
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- Approx Pages: 9
- Grade Level: High School