After Blenheim
After Blenheim Poet-Robert Southey Click Here Summary- It is an anti war poem that sharply criticises the destruction and death caused by war.The poet emphasises on the uselessness of war.He explains the impact of war on people. Here the grandfather explains his two grandchildren about the war of Blenheim,a village in Southern Germany in 1704. Question and Answer - 1):And thenthe old man shook his head i)The old man is Kasper. His grandchildren are with him. Sitting before the door of Kasper's cottage. ii)As he knew about the skull and the event related to it.Peterkin found the skull. iii)Beside the stream.As he means it was of a soldier who died in Battle of Blenheim. iv)Very common. They could be found in the farm of Kasper while ploughing . v)Victory of Blenheim,victory of English over French. The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene was responsible....