Belgrade THE IMPORTANCE OF STYLISTIC ELEMENTS IN THE PORTRAYAL OF THE REALITY OF THE GREAT WAR IN WILFRED OWEN ’S WAR POETRY Abstract: This paper will deal with some of Wilfred Owen’s poems by analyzing them from the stylistic aspect and showing the importance of stylistic elements for Owen’s overall thematic focus on the experience of World War One. The greatest of war poets‚ Owen was famous for his work which was characterized by his portrayal of the terrifying images of war; the loss‚ sacrifice
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How do both Stone and Owen convey the setting and the conditions the men faced? (Don’t forget you must refer to specific lines and poetic/film‚ techniques)</b> <br> <br>Naturally it is a lot easier to convey the desired setting of a scene if the medium used involved visual concepts. However‚ Wilfred Owens poetry manages to give the reader an extremely vivid idea of what the conditions were like for the people whom he describes. Like Oliver Stone‚ in his movie Platoon‚ Owen uses some very simple concepts
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My body shivered. I started to sweat and bite my nails. I hugged my pillow as close to my body as the water pounded furiously outside. The wind made weird‚ frightening noises outside while the house inside creaked. I payed close attention to all these noises as I unblinkingly watched the T.V. monitor. “Maybe this was a bad idea”‚ I said to myself as I dug my nails into my thighs. Maybe it was a bad idea to stay home alone in the middle of the night‚ as it rained furiously outside while thunder
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Futility ~ Wilfred Owen Move him into the sun - Gently its touch awoke him once‚ At home‚ whispering of fields unsown. Always it woke him‚ even in France‚ Until this morning and this snow. If anything might rouse him now the kind old sun will know. Think how it wakes the seeds‚ - Woke‚ once‚ the clays of a cold star. Are limbs‚ so dear-achieved‚ are sides‚ Full-nerved - still warm - too hard to stir? Was it for this the clay grew tall? - O what made fatuous sunbeams toil to break earth’s sleep
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Wilfred Owen Dulce et decorum est‚ futility‚ mental cases‚ Anthum of a doomed youth‚ The parable of the old man and the young‚ disabled. These are all the names of the magnificent Poems written by a soldier‚ Wilfred Owen‚ who died in the last week of the great war. His Poems clearly communicate the sorrow and horror he experienced during war. Owen was a poet‚ patriot‚ pacifist‚ son‚ brother and a friend to many. His compassion is what drew him to war in the first place‚ whilst teaching in France
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because it has turned the soldiers into killers who have lost the sense of a human being. Owen does not rebuke the soldiers for their inhuman acts because he feels that it is war that has suppressed their sensibility. The killings and unimaginable acts soldiers are subjected to‚ have turned them into neither killers who feel sad nor pity whenever they shade blood. War requires soldiers to be killers. Owen depicts soldiers as people with the rights to kill. They have the right to die or kill at any
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This is an autobiography about Jesse Owens. This particular selection informs you about a famous african-american track runner and olympic gold medalist. The author’s purpose for writing this book was to present to us how jesse owens beat all odds and did the impossible. “In less than an hour‚ he had set or tied four world records.” page 45 Track runners and civil rights activists would be interested in this book because‚ Jesse Owens was a famous athlete and he was persecuted by Hitler after he
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Wilfred Owen’s poems have numerous themes that explore the negativity of war. Owens poems talk about the truth of war. The poems focus on the fear of war‚ horror‚ sacrifice‚ glory and questioning life’s purpose. . In particular‚ the poems “Mental Cases” and “Dulce Decorum Est” both strongly emphasise the reality and horrific experiences of war. Dulce Et Decorum Est shows what it was like during the war and what the soldiers experienced. Mental Cases explores the aftermath of the war and the lives
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and is a soft spot for every human being. Knowing that Wilfred Owen fought and died in World War I as a British soldier‚ I can read his poem‚ Dulce Et Decorum Est‚ through his mindset and visualize the very descriptive situation that he details. He speaks of one of his comrades being killed by a bomb‚ and the sadness that he and his team face when they have to put in the back of their wagon and watch him die. “The old lie” that Owen says in Latin at the end of this poem‚ Dulce et decorum est pro
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