Home-Based Learning Task 2

America did not foresee
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.

Omnipotent and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.
All the deceit continues to spread.
Nefariously America led astray -
Generations untold WILL pay -
Execrable effects of agent orange spray!

1. Whose Point of View
Statement: The poet wrote in the point of view of a war veteran.
Evidence: Hubert Wilson was a Vietnam War veteran who served in the USAF Security Service
Elaboration: As Hubert Wilson was a Vietnam War veteran, he would have experienced it and would reflect upon the war and the consequences of using Agent Orange.

2. Situation and Setting
Statement: The situation is that Agent Orange caused many casualties and the setting is Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
Evidence: "Vietnam estimates 400,000 people being killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth defects." and "Toll on the innocent and unborn"
Elaboration: Agent Orange have many harmful effects to the body and causes many casualties in the Vietnam War.

3. Language/Diction
Statement: The last word in each line rhymes with the last word in the next line.
Evidence: Eg. foresee and potpourri, price and twice, unborn and mourn, dead and spread, astray and pay and spray.
Elaboration: It is to make the poem be more smooth and also emphasize on the words.

4. Personal Response
Statement: I feel that war would always lead to many casualties on both sides and should be avoided. Many innocent civilians would also lose their life in the war.
Evidence: There were many deaths and injuries due to the Vietnam War. Many civilians were also killed during the war.
Elaboration: I feel that war is a tragedy as many soldiers and civilians would lose their lives.