An Irish Airman Foresees his Death

S- this poem is about a man who foresaw his own death and talks about its inevitability.  

P- The poet talks about the inevitability of death and how it is uncontrollable. The purpose is to warn people about death. The purpose of this poem is to talk about the fear of death in war.

E-The emotion through this poem is sad and grave. The poets’ emotive language about death creates a grim and depressed mood. The mood throughout the poem stays as the same gloomy and harsh as it was before.

C- The poems effect is achieved through the harsh tone and emotive language through the poem

S- The structure of this poem is 16 lines and one stanza.

L- The language through out the poem is very emotive which helps create the emotion and mood.

I-  There aren’t any examples of similes, metaphors or personification

M- no movement found.

S- There is a rhyme throughout the poem on lines 3 and five, seven and nine, 11 and 13.

S- The whole poem has a strong impact about the reality of death and is very successful.