Poetry Note Tracking – FIGURATIVE SPEECH + SYNTAX and POETIC SHIFTS As you explore the poem, please identify the following elements. Be sure to annotate your copy of the poem to justify and support your answers. Remember, your literary conclusions MUST be rationalized by the poetic language. (Use one “Poetry Note Tracking” sheet for EACH poem) Poem Title: ‘Facing It’ Theme: The poem relates to the horrors of war the writer is experiencing Speaker: A Vietnam War survivor as he reflects on the war times (Schatzie). Narrative & Lyrical: The poem is in form of a story about the images the writer still has about the war that took place in Vietnam. Tone: The poem passes a sad tone of the effects that the way had on the victims, which includes the writer. At the beginning of the poem we can see the writer fighting the tears in his eyes (Schatzie)