S1

• "For years afterwards" - Suggests how they have been there for a long time elucidating the impact of war.

  Seemed forgotten.
• "found them"-

  The verb "found" suggests the soldiers were passive, inactive and powerless.

  The pronoun "them" makes the soldiers anonymous as they don't have specific identities showing how destructive war can be.
• "wasted young"- this metaphor refers to the soldiers who have lost their lives due to war.

  The adjective "wasted" suggests a destroyed sense of youth and potential all due to a senseless war.It's a poignant way to convey the senseless sacrifice and devastation caused by conflict.
• Overall in stanza 1 there is a sematic feild of youth and how war has destroyed nature.