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Question
Why is the word ‘ cried’ used by the poet in the line, ‘It was the English, Kaspar cried’?
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Solution
The word cried is used ironically to tell the reader that although Kaspar keeps repeating that it was a famous victory won by the English yet he in his heart was sad at the futility and destruction of the war.
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