Come On, Come Back - Stevie Smith

The poem is about a future war however it has references to past wars.
1. Such as Austerliz
2. Or the Potsdam Concert
It is a haunting and fatalistic portrayal of what will happen in the future if people do not learn from the mistakes of the past and the present
It is written in free verse - meaning there is no real form.
1. This could represent the confusion of Vaudevue's mind
2. It could represent the chaos and irregularity of War.
The poem does not have a conventional rhyme scheme. However, Smith links lines through words and sounds. These can come at the end of lines, in the middle or at the beginning. For example Lines 12: alone/stone.
Imagery of water is frequently used
1. Could be used to show the ripple effects of conflict
2. It is used when she commits suicide.
  1. "Icy - Amorous Embrace
  2. Juxtaposition
Vulnerability
1. She is a child
2. Female soldier
3. She is alone for the poem.

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