Analysis Of Brian Turner's Poem 'Here, Bullet'

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Army veteran Brian Turner, knows a thing or two about the fears of war. Turner served for 7 years. He was deployed to Iraq for a year, and in 1999-2000 had been deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina. In his poem “Here, Bullet” the bullet embodies fear that shows valiance through word choice and personification. Turner uses personification to give a face to the things he fears and stand up to them. “Here is the adrenaline rush you crave” turner knows what the bullet wants and he's not afraid to give it to him. He knows the dangers of the war and battle but he's not afraid to die. The fear he has is nothing compared to his will to survive. He knows that he could die on the field but it'd be a most honorable death to have died for his country.

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