The Poems of William Blake

“The poem Big Match, 1983 discusses a horrible experience of plunder and death “Do you agree?

Support your answer with reference to the poem.
Asked by
Last updated by Aslan
Answers 1
Add Yours

The poem is an objective perception of the ethnic conflict that erupted in Sri Lanka in 1983. The poem opens with how media report about the outbreak of ethnic violence in the country. The general civilian life gets disturbed and the tourist arrivals to the country get cancelled. There is a lot of pluder and death. There are many moments of “treachery” on the part of the government and political figures. The “first sparks,” the poet says, were fanned into the enormous flame in “Nineteen Fifty Eight”.