Flag

• 'what's that fluttering in the breeze? it's just a piece of cloth'- pretended as a conversation between a naïve questioner and a sceptical responder. The casual 'just a piece of cloth' is undercut by a further statement which ends each stanza, connotate of war and conflict.
• 'guts of men'- bold because the men are metaphorically feeling courage? -> or has connotations of butchery.
• 'grow bold'- interoperate in different ways.
• 'that dares the coward to relent'- (to yield)- form written in a tight and regular tone.
• 'what's that flying across a field.'- represents how it is used in war, it is the leader of the people.
• 'that will outlive the blood you bleed.'- the flag is personified, you can be forgotten but the flag will never be.
• 'how can I possess such a cloth.'- even after the questioner has listened to all the reasons against a flag, they still want one.
• 'then blind your conscience to the end.'- monosyllabic, (one word per syllable.) Agard feels that people feel that they are not responsible for what they do. There is a rise and fall between the question and the answer. The middle line is shorter than the first and third lines, it paints a picture of the medieval flag.