Topic: The trooper, based on the song by Iron Maiden.
See lyrics at: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/the+trooper_20068036.html
The first verse is about the battlefield. The song describes the guns and how the trooper feels when he attacks the enemy. It also describes the smell of the guns, the smoke and the breath of the horses.
In the second verse, the lyricist describes the trooper's feelings and the charge against the enemy. The lyricist describes the Russian's defence and their guns. In the line "and as we race towards the human wall" he uses a metaphor because there isn't a human wall in reality. Moreover, he describes the trooper's sadness about his comrades' death.
In the third verse we see the trooper who is watching the bodies on the ground. Furthermore, he is watching the enemy who is ready to shoot again. The trooper feels fear and stress. We can understand this from the lines "we get so near yet so far away" and "we won't live to fight another day". Moreover, in all lines we have rhymes because the lyricist wants to give rythm.
In this verse we see the fight and the trooper's death. The trooper is exhausted and he is afraid. We can see it in the line "without a tear I draw my parting groan". This line shows us that he hasn't got the strength to cry. Furthermore, we see the trooper's fear in this line too: "and as I lay forgotten and alone".
Finally, we can say that the war is a very cruel reality. We mustn't solve our problems with other people's blood. We must use our logic and stop the war. We would not want to be the trooper...
