Essay on Analysis and Interpretations of Reeds Poem,...

â€Å"Today we have naming of parts†. In the poem â€Å"Naming of parts† written by Henry Reed, the author uses subtle text to get his message across. The poem could be interpreted two ways; one way is that the poem depicts a group of military recruits receiving a lecture from their head officer on guns and how to use them. Another interpretation of this poem could be about love making, and what young men should be doing with their parts. In the spring they should be learning what to do; and enjoy them selves. Young men have a vital role in this poem, through learning about guns and the birds and the bees, this is helped by the many interruptions that help realize this idea. The men are a vital role in the poem, as the general, uses his military†¦show more content†¦As the author continues on in his other verses, we see that imagery plays a vital role in this poem. â€Å"We can slide it/ Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this/ Easing the spring. / And rapidly backwards and forwards/ The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers: / They call it easing the spring†. Noticeably the author Henry Reed uses nature imagery to help create sexual containment. Although this depicts the poem as being suppressed, Reed generally wants his troops to take notice of his sexual references so that when the war is over with; they will go home and get married and start to have kids. The poem is a contrast between war and nature: â€Å"Japonica/ Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens†. Japonica is a flower that can only be found in Japan and some other parts of Asia. This is a clearly describes WWII. It describes a solider or â€Å"private† falling in love with a Japanese female during the war. Although he knows he can never be with her because she is the â€Å"enemy†. The private also knows he can never be with her because of his military beliefs and the beliefs of his country. The irony of the poem is dramatic. Its dramatic irony because we know more than the speaker does. While it’s a lesson on guns it’s also implicit on sex. We know more than the speaker does because as the general is speaking to the privates