1. Point of View:

The poet wants to tell the readers how the cruel some countries treated the children and felt that the society should do something about the situation.

2. Situation and Setting:

The situation is that the children are being forced to participate in the war for the country. This is evident from the phrase “Or will a war consume them". This states that the war have sort of like taken the children into the war and cannot escape.

3. Language/Dictation

In the poem, the poet used the word “darkness” three times suggesting that he think the children are surrounded by darkness, it is forever with them and they cannot escape from them. He also uses a very negative tone in the poem like “not seen the light”, “cannot flee” and “are not free”. He also used repetition in the poem “could we …..” stating what the children do not have and wants to give this chances to them.

4. Personal Response

I feel that the society is very cruel to the children; they put them in a harsh situation and could not live a normal live like normal children. And even if the children survive the war, they could suffer a mental breakdown after the war. We should do something about this and free the children from the war.