Why does poet refer prince eugene as our goid prince eugene
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Prince Eugene was an Austrian general, born in France. He is referred to as 'our good Prince Eugene' by the poet, as a sarcastic comment. This is called a sarcastic comment because despite of scolding them, and making them understand what destruction had happened due to him, they were appreciated an praised.
Additional information:
The above given question is taken from the poem, "After Blenheim". This poem is specifically an anti-war poem which throws light on the bad, harmful and ill effects of a war. Moreover, it sarcastically throws light and depicts the mentality of people according to which a war is made famous, on the basis of destruction and number of people killed in it. Also, this poem has a proper rhyming scheme in order to encourage people to read it further.