Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Do you agree with this speaker's central argument? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the poem uses a military analogy to get its point across about success?
- Why does this poem include inverted syntax? How does that affect your reading and how might it relate to the poem's main argument?
- How do the changes in rhyme in stanza 2 affect the way you read this poem?