Not to Keep by Robert Frost They sent him back to her. The letter came Saying... And she could have him. And before She could be sure there was no hidden ill Under the formal writing, he was in her sight, Living. They gave him back to her alive- How else? They are not known to send the dead- And not disfigured visibly. His face? His hands? She had to look, and ask, "What was it, dear?" And she had given all And still she had all-they had-they the lucky! Wasn't she glad now? Everything seemed won, And all the rest for them permissible ease. She had to ask, "What was it, dear?" "Enough, Yet not enough. A bullet through and through, High in the breast. Nothing but what good care And medicine and rest, and you a week, Can cure me of to go again." The same Grim giving to do over for them both. She dared no more than ask him with her eyes How was it with him for a second trial. And with his eyes he asked her not to ask. They had given him back to her, but not to keep. 19 Which phrases best describe the shift in tone from the beginning to the end of the poem? A From distrustful to concerned B From excitement to anger From optimistic to sorrow D From sympathetic to defiant 20 How is irony demonstrated in this poem? A It displays the emotions felt by people who have loved ones at war. B It illuminates the reasons why the wounded soldier is allowed to come home before going back to war. It brings about the idea of people not being free but belonging to someone else. It shows how the joy of coming home alive is only a glimpse of what they can't have. Created by Custom Classroom by Angela Copyright 2019 J