This poem evokes the loss felt by parents who lose their children to war. WWI was a particularly brutal war, and this sad, simple poem. In the poem "My Boy Jack", Kipling may have felt guilty about pushing his son to fight, but he still felt intense patriotism and civic duty. My Boy Jack is a play by English actor David Haig. It tells the story of Rudyard Kipling and his grief for his son, John, who died in the First World. Jack is his lieutenant, and Bowe and McHugh are his fellow soldiers. Along with McHugh, he stops Bowe from sneaking away to avoid battle, suggesting that he Along with McHugh, he stops Bowe from sneaking away to avoid battle, suggesting that he. Average number of words per line: 6. Mood of the speaker: The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion. The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; this, tide are repeated. There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines tide is repeated). Other Books Related to My Boy Jack Because it’s set during World War I, My Boy Jack is worth considering alongside R. C. Sherriff’s play Journey’s End. While Journey’s End takes place entirely in the trenches of France during the war, My Boy Jack is mostly set in Rudyard Kipling’s drawing room in Sussex, England, but both plays explore the deep uncertainty of waiting for something terrible to happen.
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