Wilfred Owen -Anthem for Doomed Youth
Wilfred Owen -Anthem for Doomed Youth
1) How is the savage brutality of war reflected in images of death in this poem?
Wilfred Owen shows the brutality of war in the poem using a variety of techniques. As evident in “monstrous anger of the guns” indicates guns were firing as if they had a strong dangerous anger in them killing many soldiers.
As well as that Owen also uses emotive language by including alliteration. He wrote “stuttering rifles rapid rattle”, this phrase uses alliteration of r to create a vivid imagery. These words indicate rifles were moving fast on the battleground as many soldiers were slain, this gives the reader a clear image and uses caesura as they reflect on the deaths in the war.
2) Why are the men referred as cattle?
Wilfred Owen refers the men as cattle as exemplified by the phrase “who die as cattle”. This simile is used in the poem to make the reader realise how many soldiers were killed during the war fighting for there country. The men killed are compared to cattle to indicate the great number of soldiers inured and killed.
3) At the start of the poem what rhetorical question is asked by Owen before he goes to answer it?
Owen asks a rhetorical question in the beginning of the poem which he then answers throughout the rest of the poem as evident in “what passing bells for those who die as cattle?” The question asked is a rhetorical question which gives no time for the reader to answer however the poem does that. Caesura has been used in this rhetorical question because it will give time for the reader to reflect on the question whilst reading down the poem.
4) How does Owen appeal to our sense of sight and hearing by using the sounds of the battlefield?
Owen appeals to our senses of sight and hearing using the sounds on the battlefields. This is evident in “no mockeries for them from prayers or bells”, the phrase is appealing to our senses because it is explaining to readers
1) How is the savage brutality of war reflected in images of death in this poem?
Wilfred Owen shows the brutality of war in the poem using a variety of techniques. As evident in “monstrous anger of the guns” indicates guns were firing as if they had a strong dangerous anger in them killing many soldiers.
As well as that Owen also uses emotive language by including alliteration. He wrote “stuttering rifles rapid rattle”, this phrase uses alliteration of r to create a vivid imagery. These words indicate rifles were moving fast on the battleground as many soldiers were slain, this gives the reader a clear image and uses caesura as they reflect on the deaths in the war.
2) Why are the men referred as cattle?
Wilfred Owen refers the men as cattle as exemplified by the phrase “who die as cattle”. This simile is used in the poem to make the reader realise how many soldiers were killed during the war fighting for there country. The men killed are compared to cattle to indicate the great number of soldiers inured and killed.
3) At the start of the poem what rhetorical question is asked by Owen before he goes to answer it?
Owen asks a rhetorical question in the beginning of the poem which he then answers throughout the rest of the poem as evident in “what passing bells for those who die as cattle?” The question asked is a rhetorical question which gives no time for the reader to answer however the poem does that. Caesura has been used in this rhetorical question because it will give time for the reader to reflect on the question whilst reading down the poem.
4) How does Owen appeal to our sense of sight and hearing by using the sounds of the battlefield?
Owen appeals to our senses of sight and hearing using the sounds on the battlefields. This is evident in “no mockeries for them from prayers or bells”, the phrase is appealing to our senses because it is explaining to readers