In Flanders fields.
NOTES AND QUESTIONS
Biography. “America’s Answer” was written by R. W. Lillard of New York City after the death of Lieutenant Colonel McCrae, the author of “In Flanders Fields.” It was printed in the New York Evening Post as a fitting response to the sentiment expressed in Dr. McCrae’s poem.
Discussion. 1. Why does the poet say that the “Flanders dead” may now rest in peace? 2. Who took up the struggle? 3. Why does the poet say that the heroes of Flanders have not “died for naught”? 4. Do you think this poem is as stirring as the one that precedes it?
Phrases
GLOSSARY
KEY TO THE SOUNDS OF MARKED VOWELS