apos;s unforgiving nature and its absolute brutality. Graves incorporated this following section:
             "Wrote out two copies there and then
             His comrades of 'A' Company
             All deeply miss so true a pal."
             to emphasise the colossal affects of war, while illustrating conjunctionally the huge number of individuals who died during the war. The message sent home was always the same platitudes of comfort.
             The poem "David and Goliath" was written by Graves as an accolade to his comrade David Thomas who was killed in action during the First World War. Graves has incorporated rhyming couplets as a stylistic device to assist in the creation of simple, thought provoking images. This poem is a modified version of the David and Goliath story found in the Bible. The only alteration from the original is the ending in which David dies hopelessly at the feet of the giant. David's inevitable downfall is described by Grave's as being as a direct result of trusting in God to save him:
             "...To rout; but David, calm and brave,
             Holds his ground, for god will save.
             Steel crosses wood, a flash, and oh!
             God's eyes are dim, his ears are shut,
             'I'm hit! I'm killed!' young David cries,
             ...