Questions: 1. To what does "pageantry" refer in line 1? Discuss the effectiveness of this choice of word. 2. What do the words "Black, green and gold" suggest? How does this shift the reading of the poem? 3. Why would the graves be expectant of 'eternity' (line 2)? (2) 4. Explain the reference to "hope" as it is used in line 6. 5. What are "carrion books of birth"? 6. Comment on the tone in "Arise!" and "Salute!". 7. Why does the speaker call on the reader to "ponder" (line 5)? 8. What is the difference between "Death" and "death's head" and why is "scythes our ground" then an appropriate metaphor? 9. Discuss the pun in the word "plots" in line 11. 10. Describe the tone in and the effectiveness of the last line of the poem. NN NNN (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) (3) (3) 11. How does the reader know that this poem is more than a tribute to Valencia Majombozi? Discuss the effectiveness of this added message/theme. (3)​