Henry Reed's Naming of Parts

Quinn English Naming of Parts Henry Reed’s poem Naming of Parts is the definition of ambiguity. His work must be looked overcarefully and interpreted every which way before the reader can start to see all of the different possible meanings this poem may contain. The speakers are not the only ones who are asked to name parts. Reed leaves it up to us to uncover the names or the intended meanings to the words …

…can see this poem having many different meanings to many different people. However, in my mind I think enough evidence is evident to suggest that the young soldier did not want to be in this war and felt that war overall was pointless. His word choice suggests to me that this young man is very well educated, thus being more likely to figuratively step outside his present situation and observe the futility of the war.