This poem “Killed at the Ford” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is about a solider who was killed in battle during the civil war. The man that was killed was a person all the other solider looked up to. He was a leader and could lighten the most miserable of moments. The soldier was a noble and truthful man. The narrator of the poem is obviously very hurt by the death of his young comrade. …showed first 75 words of 283 total…

…showed last 75 words of 283 total…sin to kill a mockingbird meaning that no person should harm a innocent creature. It was a sin to kill the young soldier. The poem gave the reader the feeling that he was a noble, honest, and kind hearted man. A person with those qualities does not deserve to be murdered. It is a sin to kill any innocent creature and Henry Longfellow demonstrated that belief in his poem “Killed at the Ford.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**