Arms and the Boy The title alludes to the opening words of Virgil's Latin epic poem the "Aeneid": "Arma virumque cano" ("Of arms and the man I sing"). The poem is written in heroic couplets, in which successive pairs of lines have related ending sounds. In this instance, the final words do not rhyme; for example, "blade" and "blood" in the quotation. This is a scheme called half rhyme. Text of the Poem at Poetry Foundation Arms and the Boy "Arms and the Boy" is a poem by Wilfred Owen. Like Owen's other famous poems, it deals with the atrocities of World War I;
The Devil and His Boy the book was mostly positive, with the book gaining reviews from the Horn Book Guide and the School Library Journal. Booklist also gave a positive review, praising Horowitz's attempts to ground the more fictional elements of the story in historical fact. A reviewer for Kliatt wrote that the book "rollicking, often fanciful fun ...despite the inclusion of some rather gory details". The Devil and His Boy The Devil and His Boy is a 1998 young adult novel by Anthony Horowitz. The book is set in Tudor times and follows the adventures of a young boy as he meets several influential