Dulce Et Decorum Est' and 'the Soldier' Comparison Essay Example
Introduction
I believe that the First World War is an important time and topic for poetry. It includes some of the most famous poems in history. I will focus on the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen and explain this poets unique perception of war. However, I will also annotate a poem by Rupert Brooke called ‘The Soldier’ and review the similarities and differences between the two pieces of poetry. I will mainly explain what the poems are trying to give, in an image, to the reader.
Essay
The two poems differ in form. I think Wilfred Owen decides to use his form as a symbol of being against tradition therefore Owen’s form is non-traditional. This point signifies that he does not think of war as a good thing to be a participant of. I believe that Owen’s attitude to war, that he presents in the form, is rebellious and chaotic. On the other hand, the poem by Rupert Brooke portrays the neat and simple form, withholding the ability of discussing the detail of combat. I understand this is because Brooke did not experience war, whereas Owen wrote his poem after he experienced it himself. This implies that the effect of war affects the form of a poem.
Owen conveys his personal views on conflict through his use of irregular and untidy structure and amount of movement within the poem. The fact that Owen has varied his paragraph lengths suggests that that there is so much information and mental images that they do not fit properly in the poem. In the third stanza there are only two lines. That gives me, the reader, a feeling of focus on the moment Owen is describing. It zooms in the importance of the stanza. The whole structure of the poems shows Owen’s feelings of confusion to war. The poem by Owen contrasts with Brooke’s poem as Brooke conforms to a short sonnet persuading the reader that war is full of honour. Because Brooke’s poem is about war, I think it is quite unusual to structure the text as a sonnet (love poem.) I don’t think Brooke was trying
I believe that the First World War is an important time and topic for poetry. It includes some of the most famous poems in history. I will focus on the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen and explain this poets unique perception of war. However, I will also annotate a poem by Rupert Brooke called ‘The Soldier’ and review the similarities and differences between the two pieces of poetry. I will mainly explain what the poems are trying to give, in an image, to the reader.
Essay
The two poems differ in form. I think Wilfred Owen decides to use his form as a symbol of being against tradition therefore Owen’s form is non-traditional. This point signifies that he does not think of war as a good thing to be a participant of. I believe that Owen’s attitude to war, that he presents in the form, is rebellious and chaotic. On the other hand, the poem by Rupert Brooke portrays the neat and simple form, withholding the ability of discussing the detail of combat. I understand this is because Brooke did not experience war, whereas Owen wrote his poem after he experienced it himself. This implies that the effect of war affects the form of a poem.
Owen conveys his personal views on conflict through his use of irregular and untidy structure and amount of movement within the poem. The fact that Owen has varied his paragraph lengths suggests that that there is so much information and mental images that they do not fit properly in the poem. In the third stanza there are only two lines. That gives me, the reader, a feeling of focus on the moment Owen is describing. It zooms in the importance of the stanza. The whole structure of the poems shows Owen’s feelings of confusion to war. The poem by Owen contrasts with Brooke’s poem as Brooke conforms to a short sonnet persuading the reader that war is full of honour. Because Brooke’s poem is about war, I think it is quite unusual to structure the text as a sonnet (love poem.) I don’t think Brooke was trying