Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

The rhyme between “fate” and “hate” links the airman’s expected death with his feelings toward the people he fights. He says he does not hate them, showing that his decision to fight is not driven by personal anger. The rhyme connects his fate to this emotional detachment, rather than establishing his nationality or desire to go home.

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