This chapter's epigraph is from the famous poem "The Five Elements," which was written by the famous English poet William Butler Yeats. It is a quote from the poem in which the poet states that the five elements are "rigid, soft, and solid" . The words "rigid," "soft," and "solid" refer to the properties of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, respectively. Thus, the words "metal," "wood," "water" and "earth" are synonymous with "destruction," and the word "fire" refers to "burning." Thus, "destruction" is synonymous with the "power of destruction." The poem ends with the words, "that old bastard . . will kill you!" .