I UNDERSTAND THE LARGE HEARTS OF HEROS

POETIC DEVICES

• Free verse
• Imagery-line 18
• Repetition-lines 39-41(again)
• Onomatopoeia-line 48(gurgles)
• Metaphor-line 22

THEME

• Heroes make life easier for us.
• They also have their own problems.
• Bravery

TONE

• The author understands what it's like to struggle.
• He also feels the pain.
• He knows the horrors of what heroes have gone through

MOOD

• Relates which helps you understand
• Sympathize

CONNECTION TO AUTHOR

• He knows what the horrors are like.
• Shows their struggle