Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. I am falling impartially on roads and roofs, on bamboo thickets, on people. In these lines from “Overhead Over S.E. Asia,” the word “impartially” suggests _____.

Answer 1

weapons act without bias

Answer 2

the weapons act without bias

The things that are falling are bombs. The bombs do not care what they hit. They do not have a preference for roads, roofs, thickets, or people. The bombers drop them with a specific target line up, but the bomb does not care what that is. This adds to the overall tone and mood of the poem.