There are many techniques used in the poem by Dawe to convey that war is not a game. An example of this is how he uses rhyming, “If you had one more brain… open that drain”. This expresses the pointlessness of war mainly through the words “brain” and “drain”. It shows that Dawe wants to express that if you were stupid enough to go to war, you may as well throw your life away. This concept of futility is also expressed through the repetition of “dead, dead, dead” in the last line of the poem, which emphasises the tremendous loss in war that is inevitable. Dawe also shows that war is not a game through the technique of juxtaposition at the very end of the poem in the sentence “that's right grab and check the magazine man its not a woman’s tit”. This shows that the soldiers must take the weapons training serious in order to survive in…
The themes of these two poems relate to the effects war has on soldiers, whether they are friendly or enemy. “Whether as enemies they fought, or fought with us, or neither; the sand joins them together.” This quote from “Beach burial” shows how pointless war is, and how whether they fight with or against each other, they are equal. “Homecoming” broadcasts this idea through the entire poem, using a wide range of poetic techniques as a backbone.…
The play the “Shoe-Horn Sonata” written by John Misto and poem “Vergissmeinicht” composed by a British Tank Commander Keith Douglas use the distinctively visual to portray the idea of war and its consequences on people and their relationships.…
War is standing up for yourself, your nation, your beliefs and rights no matter the cost. Fighting for one’s nation, what they believe in, what they deserve is what drives men in war and in spite of the horrific experiences of war their mindset and perceptions are unaffected due to fighting for what they believe is right and what they love. The horrors of war are remembered and more often than not does not leave an individual’s mind but because of the unwavering duty and patriotism displayed by individuals it isn’t difficult to recall his experiences of war due to the honourable, strong and proud…
When someone thinks of the poor they instantly imagine a homeless man sleeping in a cardboard box or the nearest garbage can, but the working poor especially in the inner-city is commonly overlooked by society. However the working poor, in this case the working poor in the inner-city, are people advancing to try and make their lives better. They are taking minimum wage jobs so that they can barely afford a roof over their heads. Within Katherine Newman 's novel No Shame In My Game, she studies the working poor in the inner-city to draw conclusions about how to help them and dispute common stereotypes and the images people commonly view. Newman 's conclusions along with the way she had conducted her case study will be evaluated for her positive and negative points while searching for any biases she may have portrayed within her novel.…
At the commencing of the novel the soldiers were somewhat intrigued at the thought of going to war. Their teachers spoke to them of patriotism and war as a heroic deed in which the young boys should be eager to partake. The students were before war still naïve and had an innocent perception of war, but as the story continues we notice the transformation in the characters and their behavior. By entering actual fighting grounds and seeing the truth about what went on in battle the boys altered their view on war. Having seen so many casualties and deaths…
The article The Dangerous Effects of Toxic Masculinity written by Sarah Sheppard describes toxic masculinity as “a concept used to define unhealthy and often traditional characteristics or attributes associated with men. men should be protectors, breadwinners, or leaders, or associating men with anger, selfishness, and aggression can be problematic and damaging” (Sheppard). Sheppard describes toxic masculinity as what a portion of people believe men should traditionally be. This can mean that the man in a relationship should be the breadwinner or the leader of a household. If men believe this, they are exemplifying toxic masculinity.…
In “Homecoming”, poet Bruce Dawe uses vivid visual and aural poetic techniques to construct his attitudes towards war. He creates a specifically Australian cultural context where soldiers have been fighting in a war in Vietnam, and the dead bodies flown home. However the poem has universal appeal in that the insensitivity and anonymity accorded to Precious lives reduced to body bags are common attitudes towards soldiers in all historical conflicts. Although Dawe makes several references to the Vietnam War, the sense of moral outrage at the futile, dehumanising aspects of war is a universal theme. He also speaks on behalf of the mute, dead soldiers who have no way of expressing their suffering and loss of hope. By “speaking for those who have no means of speaking”, Dawe ultimately exposes the brutal hopelessness of soldiers caught up in foreign conflicts and the shocking impact on families.…
‘Who’s for the game’ is a conversational poem through which Jessie Pope’s representation of war encapsulates the jingoistic opinion of her culture: that war was fun, jovial and full of glory that any young man could earn if only he had the courage.…
While reading “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Here Dead We Lie” by A.E. Housman, I made sure to decode every word that the poems contained in order to self-interpret the pieces of literature. These World War I based poems carry significant stories of our once war torn planet. For example, “Here Dead We Lie” is a short, yet meaningful, poem about nationalism and pride towards ones country. In this poem, the author discusses the fact that soldiers often chose to die for their country instead of “to live and shame the land” (Housman 3). Later, he suggests that, since young men believe that life is of great significance, their sacrifices were of great value to the war effort. On the other hand, “In Flanders Fields” expressed the idea that,…
The government tried conscriptions, which backfired on them greatly. Protests started and the people were standing up against the war. The battles may have been fought by soldiers, but the war was played by politicians. This war showed that it didn’t bring disgrace to your family if you didn’t fight, but rather showed your ability to keep up what the politicians were spouting; and in some cases if you went to war people would disrespect you for that choice. The history behind these two poems are overwhelmed with war and all its horrors.…
The poems I have chosen to compare in this essay are Wilfred Owen's “Dulce Et Decorum Est” and Jessie Pope's “Who's For The Game?”. The two poems I have chosen to compare are both about the first world war. Yet the two poems have very different opinions on the Great War. My first poem, Dulce et decorum, is against the war and the injustice of it all. It is narrated by one of the soldiers who is fighting in the Great War and having to face the horrors of war. On the contrary my second poem, Who's for the game, is a recruitment poem.…
In the poem “Next to you god of course america” by e.e. cummings figurative devices and sarcasm are used to reveal the hate some people have towards World War I The poem starts with a man speaking of how honorable and fascinating America in the war is. He sings parts of songs and questions anyone who thinks war is distasteful. This, at first glance, may be seen as love toward the great country but with the use of diction, similes, and line spacing the truth is revealed. The speaker is a man in a different country looking at America as savage like for fighting in a war. He believes they are no heros for claim to fight for liberty when they are only slaughtering like beasts. The poet e.e cummings is arguing, through another man, that the war america is fighting is fooling…
The poem “Does It Matter?” is a satire of the public’s misguided notions of war targeting the civilian population’s lack of understanding of the lasting effects of war. These effects include the injuries, loss of legs and blindness faced by soldiers and the use of alcohol to erase the memories of soldiers due to experiences. These are all…
These are the first four lines of Rupert Brooke's poignant sonnet, "The Soldier". "The Soldier" is a poem about death in war. This does not glorify war, but only shows that dying in war is a proud thing to do for your country. It is a message from Rupert Brooke and possibly all the young men at war to their loved ones. Brooke's purpose seems to be bequeathing his spirit even though his body may be in another country. As you can see in this picture, (**show picture of Rupert Brooke**) Rupert Brooke looks quite determined and young and so this is a sad, depressing poem but it is also quite reflective. In this sense, the poem is typical of the early part of World War 1.…