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Walking Wounded Walking wounded is a poem, in which the Poet has attempted to evoke the pieces of war in the minds of the reader. The central idea in the poem is to depict the hardship of people who have to deal with life, unlike that of a hero. In other words, a common man has to deal with problems of life and has to return back to the battlefield, which is compared to life. Walking wounded is a poem, where there is an extensive use of literary features. A prime example would be the use of onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is the creation of words, which sounds similar to the noises of the words referred to. Onomatopoeia is used extensively in the poem; in order invoke the feeling of pain, suffering and destruction, all of which are images of war, which is clearly evident through most of the poem. Take...

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