Compare the ways Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen convey the reality of war in their poetry
Compare the ways Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen convey the reality of war in their poetry
The stories of the two poems are very contrasting, they oppose one another quite obviously. One about the horrors of war, one about how much 'fun' it is. Both poems serve a purpose and perform to it very well, using all kinds of techniques to encourage or discourage young men to join the army. The storyline of 'Who's for the game' is telling of how great the war is and how you simply can't miss out. This is meant to attract young soilders to join the army and fight in the first world war. She makes the war seem like a big fun game by using lines like “Who's for the game, the biggest thats played, the red crashing game of a fight?” This entices the young men as they think that the war will be fun and a laugh but also honourable and noble to take part in. It makes it seem like a sort of game and men are persuaded to join in. In contrast 'Dulce et decorum est' has a very different theme and story. The poem tells of an experience of a soldier during an attack in World War One. The mood of the poem is sadness. Sadness could be too weak a word to describe the poem but is still the main emotion that comes to heart. The horrors of WW1 and trench warfare are involved in "Dulce et Decorum Est". The fact that Owen experienced the war himself really makes you think how horribly the war was. The story is also supposed to make everyone realise the loss and pain that the war creates and to discourage men to recrute as it would be a waste of life. It is very effective because if someone read the words “all went lame, all blind.” they would not want that to happen to them and would probably less inclined to join the war.
In Dulce when Owen talks about how if 'you' could see what he had seen then you wouldnt tell the old lie: “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”(it is sweet and honourable to die for your country) he adresses the reader as“My Friend..” he
The stories of the two poems are very contrasting, they oppose one another quite obviously. One about the horrors of war, one about how much 'fun' it is. Both poems serve a purpose and perform to it very well, using all kinds of techniques to encourage or discourage young men to join the army. The storyline of 'Who's for the game' is telling of how great the war is and how you simply can't miss out. This is meant to attract young soilders to join the army and fight in the first world war. She makes the war seem like a big fun game by using lines like “Who's for the game, the biggest thats played, the red crashing game of a fight?” This entices the young men as they think that the war will be fun and a laugh but also honourable and noble to take part in. It makes it seem like a sort of game and men are persuaded to join in. In contrast 'Dulce et decorum est' has a very different theme and story. The poem tells of an experience of a soldier during an attack in World War One. The mood of the poem is sadness. Sadness could be too weak a word to describe the poem but is still the main emotion that comes to heart. The horrors of WW1 and trench warfare are involved in "Dulce et Decorum Est". The fact that Owen experienced the war himself really makes you think how horribly the war was. The story is also supposed to make everyone realise the loss and pain that the war creates and to discourage men to recrute as it would be a waste of life. It is very effective because if someone read the words “all went lame, all blind.” they would not want that to happen to them and would probably less inclined to join the war.
In Dulce when Owen talks about how if 'you' could see what he had seen then you wouldnt tell the old lie: “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”(it is sweet and honourable to die for your country) he adresses the reader as“My Friend..” he