Cummings makes the patriot seem ignorant since in the line you are the patriot seems to believe that "deaf and dumb" is a language. In lines seven and eight the patriot states that the honor will be reclaimed by the sons of the dead soldiers and Cummings uses censored slang to express how silly that idea is. If lines n and ten are read using the patriot's perspective, it appears that the patriot is complimenting the young soldiers who are willing to die for their country. However, another interpretation could be that lines nine and ten are sarcastic and that instead of complimenting the soldiers he is saying that sending young soldiers into a war where they will probably die is a horrible thing to do even if they are willing to go and