1. The memory of cannon fire fades like evening mists

2. Footsteps echo softly on the grass above me
3.My bride kneels at a stone

Part A) After reading the poem, what conclusion can you draw about the speaker?
The speaker is a soldier, in his first battle, fearful of what to come
The speaker is a soldier killed in war, who has left behind a wife**
The speaker is a soldier who feel guilt for those he killed in war
The speaker is a soldier returning home from the war

Part B) Which word from the poem best supports you answer to the previous question?
evening
memory
footsteps
bride***