Blog numero Cuatro "Dead Man's Dump"

Dead man's dump caught my attention in being an ode to those unfortunate souls lost in the midst of war and must await until the battle resides for their fellow comrades to retrieve them.  What makes this poem unique is the flow and combination of words that create a very visual picture of a battle ridden with death.  Rosenberg intuitively creates the sense of emotions and anxiety of battle by using a combination of words such as, "A fear may choke in our veins/ And the startled blood may stop," which is an illustrious way in making one experience how a soldier felt in that type of situation.  He also paints a picture of the battle by describing the scenes and moments as, "the air is loud with death/ the dark air spurts with fire." These two verses create a sensation by describing the smell and visualization of the battle he is in.  He not only crafts a picture of war but takes into account that a battle is still taking place in that point in time and puts the reader into the boots of a soldier.  He states, "His shook shoulders slipped their load/ But when they bent to look again/ the drowning soul was sunk too deep," which depicts the life of a fellow soldier being snuffed out.  Rosenberg's style is almost angelic at times by being what Sasoon says as, "Biblical and Prophetic quality," when he bluntly unfolds to the reader surreal images using sharp and bold words.