Owen once again begins this verse with a question which he then answers himself. Owen asks "What spark plugs can you keep to speed them all up?" the “candles” are a metaphor for the ceremonies held for those who have died, Owen seems to question whether or not we can truly honor every single soldier who gave his life. In lines 10 and 11 Owen states that on the battlefield there are no lit candles, only the tears of fellow soldiers as a ritual to send away a dead man. Line 11 also contains the use of alliteration with “…glimmers of