'The Falling Soldier' ​​is one of Duffy's many poems that deals with the subject of human mortality. Duffy expresses what could have happened in a harsh reality; this is characteristic of her, as also seen in "Last Post" and "Passing Bells", both of which seem largely influenced by the personal wartime experiences of her poet counterpart Wilfred Owen. In “The Falling Soldier,” Duffy paradoxically captures the essence of Robert Capa's famous photograph of a man falling after being shot during the Spanish Civil War (1936). She uses the form of an impersonal narrative voice, using the second person to question possibilities and explore the tragic and cyclical nature of war. The futile reality of war contrasts with the central theme of the anthology "The Bees", depicting bees symbolizing the grace left to humanity. The poem includes three stanzas structured into two halves; the rule of three is ingeniously used throughout the poem to create tension and show the progression of the soldiers' lives. There are a variety of rhyme schemes used – perhaps Duffy considered using caesural rhyme, internal rhyme, and irregular rhyme to better address the elegiac reality. The rhythm is very powerful and shows Duffy's technical skill. This is slightly disconcerting and adds to the otherworldly feel of the poem. Duffy uses a powerful comparison in each stanza to illustrate the monstrosity and extent of the war, which is far worse than we imagine; it develops throughout each stanza, beginning with a syntactic “No”; worse.' to “worse by far” and ending with “much worse”. Likewise, the verbs used to describe the soldier's shadow as he falls show the reader the shadow's journey, as if it were the trajectory of the soldiers' lives. At first the shadow is like an act......in the middle of a paper......manage it in: "Dulce- No-Decorum - No Pro patria mori". The contrasting tones throughout the poem also emphasize the finality of the soldiers' deaths. The Falling Soldier is in the first section of the anthology titled: “Stupid Was As Good As Dead; better to say…' Duffy emphasizes what a terrible waste the war was, using the current continuous verb 'fall' as a euphemism for soldiers who fell to their death. It reflects a feeling of patriotism and gives the reader a desire to honor those who gave their lives in service to their country. Ultimately, Duffy develops the idea that war is deceptive and encourages us to let go of violence: “let down the guns.” Duffy draws attention to human attitudes throughout "The Falling Soldier" by saying that we should respect those who have lost their lives to war, regardless of its futility; this is the essence of its bee pattern.