1. Explain whether you think artistic works such as these poems would be successful or popular today. How do you think audiences would react to poetry written by U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan or Iraq?
2. Explain why you think Gustave Eiffel’s design was the one chosen from over 700 submissions to a design competition.
3. Explain whether you think the poetry gives a reader an accurate depiction of the true meaning and impact of war on the average soldier and his family, especially during the WW I era.
4. Describe what words or phrases the poets use to get the reader to “see” and “feel” the same experiences. Is this possible