NB+And+asked+if+Peace+were+there.

"And asked if Peace were there."

Peace has many meanings, tranquility, quiet, harmony, or ease. Although what you don't see much is Peace being used like it was a human being or a living object. In that line the poet refers peace to being like it was a person asking if they were there or not. You could also look at the line as peace being it's normal meaning and the poet is asking if tranquility was in a certian area. Although my understanding is that the poet is relating peace to a living object rather then it's regular meaning. I believe that also the line is powerful because my belief is that everyone should forget about differences and live with peace. Someone asking if there is peace disturbs me, because the image I picture of a town torn down because of war, or people fighting because they don't agree on a certain subject. Although that is my belief and I respect others so that example may not apply to everyone but to me peace is a powerful word, no matter how it's used.