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after Blenheim has a seathing criticism of the horror of war discuss​

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It is an anti - war poem that sharply criticises the destruction and death caused by war. The poet uses the simple narrative of a grandfather explaining to his two grand children his own suffering and the suffering of many others like him who were victims of the battle. The grandfathe cannot give any good reason for war and can only repeat that "it was a famous victory." Obviously, this was the propaganda that was indoctrinated in the common people at tge time. The poet wants to emphasise through the repetition of the lines that wars are senseless, futile and evil and that, in war, there are no real winners. This poem powerfully echoes Wilfred Owens' famous quote "the pity of war". This poem is a wake - up call to seek peaceful solutions to all conflicts.