All Armies Are The Same And The Stone Fleet Comparison
Gone forever
War had always been known as a way to achieve glory, respect and honor, however the First World War changed this perspective about war. From then war has been perceived as a source of fear and terror to drive a point home or to brag of the advancement in technology that a nation has achieved. A close reading in the ancient war poems can support my point sufficiently. In this assignment I will present a comparison between two war poems: all armies are the same and the stone fleet. These poems were authored during the First World War and the American civil war.
I will be in a position to demonstrate that despite the lethalness of the wars which involved great loss of human life and massive property destruction, the lack of an objective …show more content…
The poem of the stone fleet uses the vivid description of the sinking ships to invoke a feeling of loss and sadness, the second poem: all armies are the same uses actual bodies of dead soldiers to bring pout this themes of loss and grief. In my opinion the author want the reader to understand that there is no right or wrong decisions in war. When the Stone fleet is grieving for lost traditions and creation of new technology the only mention of technology in all armies are the same is the line “Artillery makes the same old noise”. The poets use a similar approach, they both use somber tone and a voice of an experienced practitioner to give validity to the poems. The Stone Fleet, An Old Sailor’s Lament has an “Old Sailor” in its title and All armies are the same, features knowledge obtained by the “Old soldiers” that don’t have good eyesight. The tone and first-person point of view liken each other in feeling and emotional …show more content…
The use of the word boys in the line “Valor is an attribute of boys” can be interpreted to mean that individuals who prefer war are immature and lack knowledge. The statement“Old soldiers all have tired eyes”, “Old soldiers all have tired eyes, All soldiers hear the same old lies” can be interpreted to mean that these soldiers have been around long enough to know what’s true and what’s not.
Melville utilized rhyme scheme, he uses the rhythm of a, b, a, b, c, d rhyme scheme. He is no direct nor is he straight forward because we see that he uses imagery and personification to give human attributes to the old ships
“A whaler when her wrinkles came” and “Her bones were sold (escheat)!”
This lines gives the reader an image of old women and grave robbers in efforts to give significance to the great loss that should be felt when the ships are sunk. The term Escheat, is defined as: the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs. This term has been used well to insult the states use of these sunken vessels. He acclaims them in both name and deeds to provide attachment and a communal sadness in their destruction in the following lines:
An India ship of fame was she, Spices and shawls and fans she
War had always been known as a way to achieve glory, respect and honor, however the First World War changed this perspective about war. From then war has been perceived as a source of fear and terror to drive a point home or to brag of the advancement in technology that a nation has achieved. A close reading in the ancient war poems can support my point sufficiently. In this assignment I will present a comparison between two war poems: all armies are the same and the stone fleet. These poems were authored during the First World War and the American civil war.
I will be in a position to demonstrate that despite the lethalness of the wars which involved great loss of human life and massive property destruction, the lack of an objective …show more content…
The poem of the stone fleet uses the vivid description of the sinking ships to invoke a feeling of loss and sadness, the second poem: all armies are the same uses actual bodies of dead soldiers to bring pout this themes of loss and grief. In my opinion the author want the reader to understand that there is no right or wrong decisions in war. When the Stone fleet is grieving for lost traditions and creation of new technology the only mention of technology in all armies are the same is the line “Artillery makes the same old noise”. The poets use a similar approach, they both use somber tone and a voice of an experienced practitioner to give validity to the poems. The Stone Fleet, An Old Sailor’s Lament has an “Old Sailor” in its title and All armies are the same, features knowledge obtained by the “Old soldiers” that don’t have good eyesight. The tone and first-person point of view liken each other in feeling and emotional …show more content…
The use of the word boys in the line “Valor is an attribute of boys” can be interpreted to mean that individuals who prefer war are immature and lack knowledge. The statement“Old soldiers all have tired eyes”, “Old soldiers all have tired eyes, All soldiers hear the same old lies” can be interpreted to mean that these soldiers have been around long enough to know what’s true and what’s not.
Melville utilized rhyme scheme, he uses the rhythm of a, b, a, b, c, d rhyme scheme. He is no direct nor is he straight forward because we see that he uses imagery and personification to give human attributes to the old ships
“A whaler when her wrinkles came” and “Her bones were sold (escheat)!”
This lines gives the reader an image of old women and grave robbers in efforts to give significance to the great loss that should be felt when the ships are sunk. The term Escheat, is defined as: the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs. This term has been used well to insult the states use of these sunken vessels. He acclaims them in both name and deeds to provide attachment and a communal sadness in their destruction in the following lines:
An India ship of fame was she, Spices and shawls and fans she