the man he killed

• "I shot him because he was my foe" what does this tell the reader?


  he's repeating it to himself as justification for his actions.
• "And I killed him in his place" what is the significance of this?


  double meaning, he killed him on the spot but also in his home land, South Africa.
• "But ranged as infantry" why is the poet saying this?


  he is justifying his actions by talking about infantry, it was his duty.
• "Off-hand just like I" what is the significance of this?


  the man he killed was ordinary like him, they didn't join the war to be patriotic but for money.
• who is the author of The Man He Killed?

  Thomas Hardy
• what is the form of The Man He Killed?

  dramatic monologue
• what is the structure of The Man He Killed?

  starts off with 1st person but as the poem progresses more 2nd/3rd person is used to show to the author is becoming detattatched.
• what is the function of The Man He Killed?

  highlights the senselessness and futility of war.
• which war is The Man He Killed written about?

  Boer War, 1899-1902
• how did Hardy feel about war?

  he was against war
• where did the Boer war take place?

  South Africa
• what did the British do during the Boer war to ensure victory?

  Boers had better weapons and knowledge of the terrain so the British burnt down their farms and imprisoned women and children, 26000 died.