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The Hangman Analysis

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In the poem, “The Hangman” by Maurice Ogden, and the poem, “First They Came for…” by Pastor Martin Niemӫller, the similarities between the themes of these poems focus upon not being a bystander and helping others along with the negative diction utilized to maintain the suspense. Furthermore, the overall theme being concluded amongst these two poems are that everyone shouldn’t just watch injustice, rather they should stand up for right things. For instance, towards the end of the “First They Came for…”, the Niemӫller exclaims that,”...they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me”(Niemӫller lines 7-8). To elaborate, the narrator stood there watching everyone die and he didn’t utter a single word, however when the people went after

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