The subject of The Soldier is set before the war has actually happened, written through the eyes of a soldier who has signed up for the war, but has not actually gone yet. The subject of The Fallen differs from this in a way that instead of concentrating on the grief that may come from the war, it concentrates on the grief that is. In The Fallen, the war has happened, and many of the men have died, young and fit, and everyone in England is mourning for this terrible loss. The imagery of these poems is mainly very different. The Fallen concentrates very much on images of the soldiers in the war, specifically those young, fit men who are now dead, and then to the mourning country of England, because these young men will never experience the joy of life.
18 September 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of World War I Works World War I was a war that changed the world forever, three references including “In Flanders Fields,” All Quiet on the Western Front, and Storm of Steel, exemplify a different perspective and a different emotional appeal. “In Flanders Fields” written in World War I by John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, and soldier that ministered the wounded and dying in the Second Battle of Ypres, fought in a place near Belgium called Flanders. The poem, written directly after a close friend of his died and quickly buried in the battlefield, marked by a wooden cross, McCrae tells the story of the war. The movie All Quiet on the Western Front is a movie from the German perspective of World War I. The movie demonstrates a visual of what the war was like and how men either
How Does Duffy reveal her attitude to war and soldiers? In The Falling Soldier, Duffy takes the opportunity to use the photograph of the man’s ‘last breath’ to try and rewrite history, creating several different pleasant images of what the photo could of been representing, compared to the harsh reality. Duffy in both The Falling Soldier and Last Post shows the same theme of her trying to show what she wished, could have happened to the innocent soldiers. ‘If poetry could truly tell it backwards, then it would’ this is Duffy basically telling us that if she could rewrite history with her poems then she would. In the poem The Falling Soldier, which is in relation to the photograph by Robert Capa, Duffy begins the poem by using colloquial language such as ‘flop’ and ‘kip’ to create a very casual everyday image about how the photo could be interoperated.
The poem is written in sonnet form, which is important because sonnets are traditionally love poems. The Soldier by Rupert Brooke is a love poem for the England. The soldier is written in a voice that doesn’t represent just one soldier but the voice of all soldiers fighting for England. The repetition of using England a total of six times in the poem makes it more patriotic. The most important of the poem was his use of “under an English heaven” even after death the bond with England is strong.
Tuesdays with Morrie is a story about a man named Mitch who reunites with his former teacher, Morrie after 16 years. Morrie has Lu Gehrig's disease, which causes him to lose control over his body, one part at a time. Mitch learns priceless lessons through Morrie, who does not fear his own death, nor does he hide it. The Seven Ages of Man is a poem about man and seven different stages in his life. First we will deal with Shakespeare’s “The Seven Ages of Man.
The results of war are shown both similarly and differently in the two poems. The contexts also differ due to the poet’s experiences of war. Wilfred Owen died fighting in World War One whereas Alfred Tennyson learned about the battle second hand therefore they have different perspectives. In ‘Futility’, Owen uses metaphors that could represent the feelings of the soldiers but Alfred Tennyson tells the story of the battle. In ‘Futility’, Owen utilizes personifications such as ‘The kind old sun will know’ and ‘Woke once the clays of a cold star’ to create a sense of desperation on the part of the soldiers.
The characters start to talk about someone who died in the war. The use of the dialogue gives it verisimilitude, which is effective because it emphasises the realism of war, at the time that this poem was written. The end of the poem, the writer talks about how he watches the ploughman walk of once again. Throughout, the poem we learn of how the war has disappeared. The use of the quote 'the lovers disappeared into the wood' is effective as it allows the reader to know straight away that the war has changed the way people are.
Lindsey Culp AP Literature Mrs. Lawrence 13 January 2015 1943 In the poem “1943”, written by Donald Hall, was a fathomless yet direct poem pertaining to an event during the year of 1943. World War II was close to coming to an end. When I was at a young age, I knew that I would always have a greater love for history because of one man. My great-grandfather, James Edward, before he came to be with the Lord loved to tell stories especially the ones about war. His stories about times of enjoyment in the states, experiencing WWII, and getting to see God’s beautiful creation of our lands is what drew me to this poem.
In my attempt of trying to understand, 4 poems have helped me; Beach Burial, Homecoming, The Soldier and aftermath. “The Soldier” written by Rupert Brook, was one of the most memorable war poets of the 20th century. He conveys his understanding and personal outlook on the sympathy for the soldiers that fought in World War 1 whilst glorifying war. In the emotive first line it reads, “if I should die, think only this of me” immediately the responder knows that the soldier is aware of what he is facing. That he is prepared to die and go through with whatever it is he may encounter.
All Quiet on the Western Front A soldier in World War I tries to escape death, but death is all around him. In the anti-war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by the German author Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer is cast as the main protagonist as he tells his accounts of how it is being a soldier in World War I. As the war becomes a strong part of Paul Baumer life’s and defines who he is, Paul becomes physically and mentally affected as he may leave the war, but the war will never leave him. The war leaves Paul Baumer physically scarred. As they are engaging in war against the enemy, Paul describes his comrades and himself as he proclaims: “We have become wild beasts.