Question

How does the poet describe the futility of war in the poem Asleep in the valley?​

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Answer:

Arthur Rimbaud has discussed the futility of war in his poem 'Asleep in the Valley'. He himself being a soldier knew the devastation caused by war and has expressed the pity of war in his poetry. The poem depicts a soldier lying asleep in a sun-lit valley amongst flowers and ferns and humming insects.