![]() ![]() The men killed are compared to cattle to indicate the great number of soldiers inured and killed. ![]() ![]() This simile is used in the poem to make the reader realism how many soldiers were killed during the war fighting for there country. 2) Why are the men referred as cattle? Wilfred Owe en refers the men as cattle as exemplified by the phrase "who die as cattle". These words indicate rifles were moving fast on the battleground as many soldiers were slain, this gives the reader a clear image and uses caesura as they reflect on the deaths in the war. ![]()
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