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Rainbow Death

America did not foresee
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri( an unusual or interesting mixture of things)!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.

Omnipotent(having unlimited power; able to do anything) and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.
All the deceit continues to spread.
Nefariously(evil or immoral) America led astray -
Generations untold WILL pay -
Execrable(very bad) effects of agent orange spray!

Task 1

"Rainbow Death" talks about modern day ingredient of warfare that has caused appalling death and suffering – not only to its intended victims, the Vietnamese people, but also the service personnel that used or even just came into contact with “Agent Orange”.

"Agent Orange" is the codename of a herbicide and defoliant—contaminated with TCDD(Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin)—used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War.

Coming into contact with "Agent Orange" have resulted in numerous deaths and disabilities, and many children were born with birth defects.

They were other "Agents" too. Agents Purple, Pink, Green, blue and white were also used.

Task 2

POV: The point of view is from a Vietnamese soldier.

Evidence:"Toll on the innocent and unborn" "disregarding who will mourn" "Nefariously America"

Elaboration: During the Vietnam war, America joined the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam.It used Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide, which caused many deformities and many babies were born with birth defects. Thus, the poet describes America as "nefarious", which means evil or immoral.

Situation and Setting: After the Vietnam war.

Evidence: "America did not foresee"

Elaboration: The phrase did not foresee shows that it was some time after the Vietnam wart.

Language/Diction: Alliteration

Evidence: "thinking twice"

Elaboration: The "t" sound is similar to spitting. The poet is showing his contempt for the Americans for what they did to generations of Vietnamese people.

Personal response: Even when war is over, the effects of war will linger.

Evidence: "Generations untold WILL pay" "illness, birth defects and prematurely dead"

Elaboration: When people are exposed to agent orange, it will result in death or deformity.The deformed people will then pass down their condition to the next generation of people, and so on.