Analysis of the poem" Children in the Darkness"

1. Point of View
In this poem the poet felt sorry and terrible for the children which are captured in the war as he stated that the these children will not see the light and he asked will the children be given a candle, a chance, a chance to learn reading and dancing

2.Situation and Setting
In this poem, the situation is in a war where children are captured to learn how to fight so that they could become soldiers and fight in war. These are evident as the poem stated that "There are children in the darkness Who someone will teach to fight" and "Or will a war consume them"

3.Language/Diction
In this poem, the words the poet use were effective in showing the terible state the children are in. In this poem 4 stanzas are used and in each stanza, there are 4 lines. There are some repetition in the poem like "There are children in the darkness" which is used to emphasis on the living conditions of the children and words like "Could we" are being repeated. Most of the words at the end of each line rhymes with the previous word at the end of the previous line.

4.Personal Response
This poem let me understand the state of the children that are being captured in war and also cause me not to take things for granted as the children that are captured do not have anything.