In the poem “The Widow at Windsor” Rudyard Kipling uses the voice of one of the men to explain what it means to be one of Queen Victoria's soldiers. The soldier explains how powerful the queen is and how she uses her power over others to get what she wants. He also talks about the soldiers who carry out his orders. Any idealistic ideas soldiers may have had at the thought of being soldiers are countered by the reality of their daily lives. Kipling's life experiences lend credence to the doublespeak that this poem brings to light. “The Widow of Windsor” uses a fast-paced cadence to draw the reader into a conflicted world where serving in the military for a powerful woman is a source of pride and disrespect, and furthermore, readers see this mental duality as demonstrable in any period of time, regardless of the date. “The Widow of Windsor” is fast paced with a rhyming technique that fools the reader into thinking the subject matter will be light when in reality the poem is emotionally intense and reveals a difficult lifestyle. Sir George MacMunn refers to Kipling's style, in his book Rudyard Kipling: Craftsman, as refreshing but often under scrutiny by critics of Kipling's time. Undoubtedly, it is this style that attracts the attention of the modern reader. According to Eileen Gillooly, in Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling, the fluid cadence of poetry is a well-honed technique that Kipling often uses. Explain that Kipling worked carefully to make every word count and have a strong impact (4-5). Once the reader is successfully drawn into the poem, it becomes clear that the soldier telling the story is both proud of his queen and contemptuous of her. its role in his life. Pride for the Queen and country shines through the center of the card, although some soldiers may have returned home physically, they were no longer able to recognize it as home. "The Widow of Windsor" brings the story to life by highlighting a pattern of emotions experienced by many generations of soldiers before and after its publication in 1892. With Kipling's unique style even civilian readers become interested in the soldiers' experiences. A soldier's voice and rhythmic prose bring the emotionally distant reader closer to the hearts of the soldiers and the plight that faces them. The reader quickly discovers that although the soldiers serve the queen with an overall sense of pride, they also disrespect her. To march in his name, the soldiers realize, as Kipling did as a child, that they will have to live their lives as lies. The soldiers are the Queen's pawns and therefore they are different people.