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    There are Many Enemies in War World War One poets were normally split into two schools of thought; Pro war and Anti- war. The Pro war poets were often used as recruitments as they told of the glory of war and made it seem like it would be easy and pleasant to fight for the war. Anti war poets told more or less the truth about war although the authors were very angry and you can see this in a lot of their poetry. The 4 poems I’m writing about are called “Dulce et Decorum est” and “Disabled” By

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    recognized African American poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Countee Cullen’s "Yet Do I Marvel" and Langston Hughes’ "I‚ Too" are comparable poems in that their similar themes are representational of the authors’ personal tribulations of racial inequality. By comparing these two poems‚ we get a glimpse of the reality of the injustices of racism during the 1920’s by two prominent Black poets. Cullen and Hughes were born within a year of each other‚ and consequently wrote these poems in the same year (1925)

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    ICCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY COURSEWORK In the poems you have studied a recurring theme is that of ‘loss’. This can take many forms: death; identity; hope or loss of innocence Discuss the poets’ treatment of any aspect of the theme of loss in at least 6 of the poems you have studied. A minimum of 3 poems should be taken from the anthology. Poems for discussion: In detail - Prayer Before Birth (Louis MacNeice) - Do not go gentle into that good night (Dylan Thomas) -

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    WW1 Poetry Comparison Essay Darlene D’Mello “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke are both poems borne out of World War One. Despite the vast differences between the two‚ Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen were both poets during the war and their poems were written with 3 years of each other‚ “the Soldier” at the start of the war and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” towards the very end. Rupert Brooke wrote “The Soldier” right after the outbreak of the war‚ when patriotic

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    Waking” by Theodore Roethke are two poems that relate directly to the speaker. Although both poems share this similarity‚ the way in which both works or literature are constructed are vastly different. Plath uses visual imagery and poetical tercets to show the pain and suffering of the speaker in her poem‚ while Roethke uses the musical Villanelle and synesthesia to create his picture of the speaker’s inner thoughts and a sense of awakening. When reading the poem “Lady Lazarus” for the first time

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    Edouard Joiris de Caussin 29.11.13 Compare how the poets use language to present their attitude towards particular place “the Blackbird of Glonmore” and “A Vision” Both poems were written during the same period‚ during the twentieth century. Simon Hermitage presents a vision as a contrast between with a real life‚ a polluted world and a dream of an unrealistic giving a vision

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    Both the poems start with ’suddenly’ which makes the poem sound explosive and means that it has impact right from the very beginning. As well as this‚ in each poem a change in stanza shows a change in the poem - in ‘Belfast Confetti’ it goes from past to present tense and in ‘Bayonet Charge‚ it goes from action to inaction and allows us time to reflect. Both poems also use lists; in ‘Belfast Confetti’‚ the use of the list ‘Balaklava‚ Raglan...’ show how the conflict has affected everywhere. The list

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    Poets: Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke Poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est The soldier Similarities: - Theme - Period Theme: - War Period: - During World War 1 Differences: - Point of view - Style - Tone - Structure - Choice of Words - Description/Literary Techniques - Pace - Message to public - Impact towards humanity Point of view: - Negative towards war - Thinks that war is horrible and cruel as throughout the poem Owen makes disgusting remarks and descriptions of the war - War

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    1 Poem Compare and Contrast EO4 20/11/13 Word count: Compare and Contrast of War Poems The poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” by: Wilfred Owen and “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” by: Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson demonstrate images of war in many different and similar ways. War is a subject that often relies on many emotions with those directly or indirectly involved in the countries at war. It usually brings tears and memories of suffering‚ loneliness‚ struggles‚ or victories. Such disturbance of

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    flatterer; however‚ this theme is developed differently in both pieces. Cleary uses a poem to make reading his piece more entertaining; however‚ Aesop uses a short story format to make his piece more serious. Aesop was a little more serious in developing the theme because he didn’t make it entertaining or use entertaining details‚ he plainly stated it at the end of his story. On the other hand‚ Cleary used comparison and described the theme. A metaphor was used to show it with the words‚ “While he chuckled

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