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.
‘Mental Cases’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ are two outstanding pieces created by Owen, each using techniques such as hyperboles, personification and imagery that associate the two poems, giving us, the readers, a bigger picture of what is happening in the poets eyes. In the poem Mental Cases Owen expresses his perception that war is taking away a soldiers future, a life full of happiness. It illustrates the bloodshed and suffering of war, using a series of graphical description of young men who are treated for war-related illness’, such as shellshock. It was a heart-wrenching poem for Owen because he himself was a patient of shellshock. The repetition of question marks and dashes illustrate the confusion and frustration witnessing Owens fellow comrades, it is a demanding tone begging for explanation for the entrapment of victims.
Stamps 1 Jeremy Stamps Mr. Pham Analysis of a Soldiers Perspective 03-08-2011 Analysis of a Soldiers Perspective Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est,” and Stephen Crane’s “War Is Kind,” both work to underline the fact that war is unforgiving. Although the poems convey a similar idea, the poets did not choose all the same means of constructing their poems. The poets both choose to use imagery however they did not use the same persona, achieve the same tone, or use the same poetic form in their poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” is told from the perspective of an active soldier during world war one. The speaker of the poem is describing the events around him and trying to explain the brutality of war. “War Is Kind” is also told from the perspective of an unknown narrator; however, it appears to be a soldier who is breaking the news to families about their fallen loved ones.
Wilfred Owen was a selfish coward who would rather choose personal gain over altruism. However, his ability to translate, specifically and graphically, the lives through the eyes of the soldiers of World War I was revolutionary in its fashion. Never before had literature seen the depictions of combat as Owen had illustrated. His poems have made him the war poet of the time. There is no doubt that his personal experiences and observations enabled him to express the ugliness of the war to those who may have no idea otherwise.
You get a real sense of Owen’s tiredness of the war in this stanza. His personification of the enemy bombs is a really effective way of giving the enemy, unseen in this poem, a face. And that face is fearful and never-ending, but also, like Owen, weary of the war. The rhyming scheme in this stanza is also significant, giving a sense of slow marching, of dreariness, however due to the more formal structure a sense of purpose and organisation is also felt. To the reader it appears to be a formal and proper poem, this confirms my idea that this poem was written to Owen’s educated peers.
They also suffered from shell shock which could take a lifetime to recover, majorly affecting their abilities. They suffered daily as their bravest and best were dying fighting, leaving behind only the most not useful and unwanted soldiers who chaff to go to France for a better life. The source is a form of complaint about their horrible conditions and danger that threatens their soldiers. This letter is written by a leader on the Western front to
Critical Essay on As the Team's Head Brass by Edward Thomas. Overall, the writer is commenting on war and how war has affected society. The writer talks about how things are changing due to the war. Also, the theme of time passing is important to the poem. The writer tries to pass away time by using small talk which is effective because it also reinforces change: 'about the weather, next about the war.'
During 1914-1918 at the time of the First World War the perception on war was very different that it is now, the men were uneducated on what war was like and the hardships they would have to face. The media of the day glorified war and there were no other mass media alternatives that highlighted the problems of war. War was perceived as honorable and manly. All the men were encouraged to join and ‘shirking your duty' was frowned upon. Public opinion in the world at the beginning of the war was optimistic and young men were looked upon to fight for their countries.
The most important of the poem was his use of “under an English heaven” even after death the bond with England is strong. This is important because if heaven is an English heaven, it is important to God. Is their a German heaven in this time of Great War? The poem is crucial in demonstrating the blind love the soldiers felt for England. The term “if I should die” was probably a used phrase when the soldiers were writing letters to their loved ones.
There are many symbols in the novel A Separate Peace but one that definitely stands out would be World War II. In the novel this tragic war symbolizes an indefinite amount of things like the arrival of adulthood to the triumph of the competitive spirit over innocent play and most importantly it symbolizes conflict. This relates to one of the major themes in the novel, questioning one’s identity. Gene throughout the whole story is someone who doesn’t really know who he is and he feels that enlisting in the war would be something that would help him find himself. Enlisting in the war would help him feel more secure about where he stands at that point in his life.