Question

"They say it was a shocking sight
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that, you know, must be
After a famous victory.
3)
To whom does “They” in the extract refer? Why do you think the sight was
shocking even when the battle was won?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:​

Answer 1

Answer:

They refers to people who witnessed the misery of the battle.

After the war was won everything must have been destroyed because of the excessive use of ammunition, trees must have been killed, animals would have lost their shelter,people would have lost their loved ones.