A Nation Dividing and Expanding: Civil War, Regionalism, and Realism — Test

Question 24 • Language Arts 11

Read "Like Brothers We Meet” and "Elegy for the Native Guards.” How do these poems address the sufferings of war differently?

Answer

Horton’s poem emphasizes that the sufferings of war are physical, while Trethewey’s poem emphasizes that the sufferings are deeply psychological.

Horton’s poem describes how soldiers fight wars with their families, while Trethewey’s poem describes how war makes people strangers.

Horton’s poem suggests that sufferings will come to an end, while Trethewey’s poem suggests how they last beyond the war’s end.

Horton’s poem expresses how war unites people over shared experiences, while Trethewey’s poem expresses how war creates separation.

Explanation

Horton’s poem looks toward reunion and peace, suggesting that the suffering caused by war can eventually end. Trethewey’s elegy remembers the Native Guards and the injustice and loss they faced, showing that war’s effects—including being forgotten—continue after the fighting stops. So the poems differ in whether they emphasize an end to suffering or its lasting consequences.

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