The Fury of Aerial Bombardment (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Eberhart
- First Published: 1944
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: World War II, God, War, Death or dying, Battles, Guns
The Poem
“The Fury of Aerial Bombardment” is a short poem of four stanzas. Stanza 1 rhymes abba; stanza 2 rhymes bccb, although “centuries” rhymes weakly with furies. Lines 1 and 4 rhyme in stanza 3, and in the final stanza, lines 2 and 4 rhyme. The title of the poem defines its subject—aerial bombardment. It also suggests the author’s attitude toward his topic: moral indignation toward humankind and God.
The first three stanzas employ a persona who refers to himself as “I” in stanza 4. The poem traces Richard Eberhart’s experience as a...
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