What statement best explains the impact of the phrase “All went lame; all blind” in Stanza 1 of the poem?
It shows that all of humanity is impacted by war.It suggests that no soldier escapes the hell of war.It places the blame for the attack on an unseen enemy.It conveys the emotional reactions of the soldiers.
The statement All went lame; all blind in this poem suggests that no soldier escapes the hell of war. He is pushing his belief that all of the men have become disabled due to the trauma they have witnessed and been a part of while serving and fighting in the brutal war.
