Question

Read this excerpt from Kinnell's poem "Vapor Trail Reflected in the Frog Pond":
And I hear,
coming over the hills, America singing,
her varied carols I hear:
crack of deputies' rifles practicing their aim on stray dogs
at night,
sput of cattleprod,
TV going on about the smells of the human body,
curses of the soldier as he poisons, burns, grinds, and
stabs
the rice of the world,
with open mouth, crying strong, hysterical curses.

What is this part of the poem about?
A. America's involvement in the war
B. Tadpoles who may never grow into frogs
C. The rice paddies that soldiers trudge through
D. The casualties in Vietnam

Answer 1

This part of the poem about America's involvement in the war.

What is the theme of Vapor Trail Reflected in the Frog Pond?

The major theme of the poem is war and it's drastic effects.

The poem is about the war that happened between America and Vietnam. The given excerpt is the second stanza of the poem.

The words and phrases such as "deputies' rifles practicing their aim on stray dogs", "smells of the human body", and "curses of the soldier as he poisons, burns, grinds, and stabs", are used in the stanza that depict the scenario of war and the destruction it causes.

Thus, this part of the poem about America's involvement in the war.

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