Give Us Our Peace- Poem Regents Prep

The prevailing tone of the poem is

• demanding

• angry

• celebratory

• proud

2) What is most likely not a purpose of the repetition of the phrase “Give us a peace” throughout the poem?

• to provide a unified structure

• to emphasize a central idea

• to solicit the people’s loyalty

• to introduce the poet’s requests

3) The military references throughout the poem serve to

• recall the heroic cause of war

• stress the destructive nature of war

• rally the people for a new form of war

• warn the people of an impending war

4) The poet’s purpose in the poem can best be described as

• a condemnation of war

• an appeal for justice

• an argument for colonial values

• a criticism of education