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Very similar to "Imagine," the idea of how many strive for peace all over the world is presented through this song. This poem is another example as to how war can negatively affect everyone's lives and how those with power abuse it.

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Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks.

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly.

Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain.

You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion'
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud.

You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins.

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do.

Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul.

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead.

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The poem talks about the anger aimed at those who let war continue in the world. In today's society, people are furious, protesting and trying to stop war, to achieve peace. Events such as ISIS, and the Ferguson Protest are all examples of recent conflicts our country has faced.

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The song, although similar to Imagine by John

Lennon in regards to anti-war-and-corruption

themes, relays the same message in a darker,

realistic, and more aggressive method. Through-

out the song, the singer describes the "masters

of war" as violent, senseless, and inhuman, all while

cursing them for their immoral acts. This temporarily

slows at Stanza 6, but quickly returns at the 5th line.

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Through many pieces of visual imagery, the author develops a thoughtful poem. For example, literary devices were used to illustrate the anger and fighting in the "Masters of War." By utilizing similes such as:

"You play with my world like it's your little toy" and

"But i see through your eyes

And I see through your brain

Like I see through the water

That runs down my drain."

the author can help readers create a detailed visual of the poem. In doing so, the poem gains more depth and creates deeper interest

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There is no specific speaker in this poem.

However, this song can be directed at

many different things such as the government

or the people of the world in general.

However, some people can interpret it

different ways and say that this song is

directed towards something, which is not wrong.

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"Masters of War" likens "you" (presumably individuals of

a high position) to powerful, corrupt tyrants that cause strife within

society. The song, through several examples of similes and metaphors,

hints at this; for example, the singer describes them as, "playing with his world" and

"throwing the worst fear that can ever be hurled." In addition, these men are compared

to having Judas' deceitful and treacherous ways, which targets political corruption and clandestine operations.

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The overall poem/song tells the story of the anger embedded in those affected by war toward the ones who cause the disarray. "Masters of War" informs readers of how those with higher authority that cause the war sit back and watch others fight and die for their own battles. As the poem progresses, the lines gradually become angrier as the author describes the masters of war as evil and deadly. These masters of war "build to destroy" and "hide in [their] mansions as young people's blood flows out of their bodies." When it slows to an end, the poem illustrates the discontent of the masters of war by wishing for their death and refusing to forgive them.

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Some sound devices include the rhyming

of the last word on the second line with the

last word on the fourth line, and the rhyming

of the sixth word on the eighth line. This

rhyming creates a good rhythm, and makes

the poem/song catchy and easy to listen/read.

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The title of anything is a reflection of what the author presents. "Masters Of War" is talking about having peace and the people destroying his view of the world. "Masters Of War" describes to us of the people that are coming and creating a war and of the troubles they had to go through, as show in the first stanza.
"Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks."

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This poem has 64 lines and 8 stanzas.

The rhyme in this poem is that the last word

in the second line rhymes with the last

word in the fourth line, and that the last word in the sixth line rhymes

with the last word in the eighth line. This is not a specific

poem.

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The symbol most prominent in this poem is the idea of the "masters of war." As sung through Bob Dylan, he expresses his constant discontent and grievance towards those who cause the chaos in the world. Although not specifically stated what these "masters of war" symbolize, we can infer that the anger is directed at those with power, such as government officials.

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The theme of this poem is clearly peace, however the general theme statement that is shown here is, "make love not war."