Explain the following line with reference to context:

"I shot him dead because-
Because he was my foe."

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Solution

Reference: These words are from Thomas Hardy's poem "The Man he Killed".
Context: The poet highlights the cruelties of war.
Explanation: The poet killed the other guy just because he stood diagonally opposite to the poet in the battle field. Therefore he killed the other man as he shot at the poet. He could not state any other reason.

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