The form of this poem is rushed and there is little punctuation. The punctuation that is present serves an important purpose. The quotations at the beginning of the poem and the end of the first stanza serve to tell the reader that this part of the poem is a quote from an unknown speaker. The last line that is not in quotations serve to give the view of the speaker of the poem.
This poem serves to satirize patriotic people who speak out about their county and patriotism without really thinking about what they are saying. They don't actually care about people in the country and the speaker lets this view be known when he says "he spoke." He is proving the fact that the quoted speaker is like the people he is complaining about. He makes fun of people who try to say that they are patriotic people, but really they don't care about anyone but themselves.
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