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Question
Why is the word ‘ cried’ used by the poet in the line, ‘It was the English, Kaspar cried’?
Solution
The word cried is used ironically to tell the reader that although Kaspar keeps repeating that it was a famous victory won by the English yet he in his heart was sad at the futility and destruction of the war.
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