In Flanders Fields

Question

by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

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Question
Use the stanzas to answer the question.

This poem was written after the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I. Based on the historical context, who are the poem’s speakers?

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Responses

those who mourn lost loved ones
those who mourn lost loved ones

soldiers who died during the battle
soldiers who died during the battle

those who helped soldiers after the battle
those who helped soldiers after the battle

survivors of World War I
survivors of World War I

Answer 1

The poem's speakers are best interpreted as soldiers who died during the battle. The imagery of "In Flanders fields the poppies blow" and the reference to "the crosses" suggests that the voices are those of the fallen soldiers, reflecting on their sacrifice and the grave markers marking their places of rest.