As a character dies in this poem, his rifle is left in the "dews for it to rust" and "reflects the solemn star that rises urgently from Cliff Trench.
A character in this poem boasts that "he built a shit-house for Artaxerxes" and that he was the "spear in Balin's hand." As a character dies in this poem, his rifle is left in the "dews for it to rust" and "reflects the solemn star that rises urgently from Cliff Trench." At the conclusion of this poem a character is given a "curious crown" made of "golden saxifrage," and another is given a "myrtle wand" by the mysterious Queen of the Woods. The title of the last section of this poem, "The Five Unmistakable Marks," is a reference The Hunting of the Snark; in that section, many of its main characters meet their death in the Mametz Woods. Published 20 years before its author's The Anathemata, each of this poem's parts begins with a quote from the medieval poem Y Gododdin. The author's time with the Royal Welch Fusiliers is reflected in the "eternal" soldier Dai Greatcoat in this poem, which features a soldier named John Ball fighting at the Somme. For 10 points, name this epic war poem by David Jones.
A character in this poem boasts that "he built a shit-house for Artaxerxes" and that he was the "spear in Balin's hand."
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