Form and Structure

• Monologue, told in the present tense to convey a flashback (a symptom of PTSD).
• Repetition of ‘Probably armed, Possibly not” conveys guilt and bitterness
• First 4 stanzas are set in Iraq; last 3 are at home, showing the aftermath.
• Enjambment conveys his conversational tone and gives it a fast pace, especially when conveying the horror of the killing.