Since the beginning‚ humans have been fascinated by war‚ having not only participated in the bloodshed themselves but detailing them in works of literature in the hopes that others may learn from those dark times. Books such as The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque focus on a specific war: World War II. During a time of fighting between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers‚ the authors of these books detail the different
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In the novel One of Ours Cather illustrates World War 1 different then most. From the somewhat graphic descriptions of injuries and death to the calm village scenes to meditations on what it must have meant for so many young men to finally find meaning in their lives just when they were most at risk of losing everything. She often romanticized the war but at the same time she made it well balanced. She showed the war as a monstrous thing that was fought by decent-hearted people in defense of their
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Thesis: In the poems “For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza”and “Why I Could Not Accept Your Invitation” by Naomi Shihab Nye‚ the poet uses the poetic devices of repetition‚ cacophony‚ as well as a free-verse style of writing in order to convey the emotions of frustration and sadness that flow through these war torn communities. Repetition The Word bullet is repeated many times throughout the first poem. “No bullet like a worried cat...But this bullet had no innocence‚ did not which and one well…” (For Mohammed
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Alfred Lord Tennyson is well known for his different literary works but one of his most famous poems is “The Charge of the Light Brigade”. According to bio.com “Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson was the most renowned poet of the Victorian era.”. Alfred Lord Tennyson uses different types of literary elements in his poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade”; he describes a battle where six hundred men ride into their own death because of the command of one officer. The Battle of Balaclava was fought over three battles
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An unsinkable ship destined for glory‚ the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage on April 10th‚ 1912. In an attempt to sail to New York the Titanic found a final resting place more than a mile deep in the Atlantic Ocean‚ after colliding with an iceberg five days after starting its journey. Countless books‚ movies and television shows have turned the disaster into a legend that even after a century is a household name. In the poems‚ “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt and “The Convergence of the Twain”
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There were rumors of tanks on page 105‚ and Paul Baümer clarifies that the tanks resemble war more than anything else on page 282. This potentially means that tanks began to become more important and deadly during the war. The Germans trenches had been damaged so heavily during the war that German soldiers had to begin fighting from shell-holes (277). Also‚ to look good for the Kaiser‚ the soldiers drill hard for eight days‚ only to see the man and return to war as usual (201-202). As weaponry
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The Anzac Legend was born on 25 April 1915 upon the arrival of the Anzacs at a small cove‚ now known as Anzac Cove. The characteristics of courage‚ endurance‚ mateship‚ sacrifice and disregard for authority became the definition of an Anzac soldier and the identity of a ’true Australian’. The legend of the Anzac has become a proud possession to the majority of young Australians and is for some embedded since birth. The legend of the Anzac Is substantially moulded by the recounts of Bartlett and
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Comparison of ‘Futility’ and ‘The Right Word’. In Futility attitudes to war are strongly shown. The poem mainly concentrates on the meaning of existence. The title of the poem ‘Futility’ means pointlessness and throughout the poem he is questioning the meaning of life. Also in this poem Owen shows that he maybe does not agree with war and it will not solve anything. The poem is questioning why his friend is dying and what is the point in fighting if lives are being lost or even what is the point
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figurative language; sensory imagery and tone contribute to the reader. This enables the reader to appreciate Owen’s comments about the hopelessness of war and the sacrifice the men around him went through within his poems‚ ‘Dulce et Decorum Est.’ and ‘Futility’. ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ reveals the recount before‚ during and after the WWI gas attack. Not only does Owen address the horrific images in detail through visual imagery‚ but the title acts as an ironic lie meaning: ‘it is sweet and honourable
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it means you risk your life for the country. The other poem is about the chaos of it all‚ how soldiers tried their best -- to being scarred from seeing people die. There are many differences and similarities between “Whos for the Game?” and “Dulce et Decorum Est‚” but there are so many more meanings to the words than that are shown. First of all‚ the two poems both encourage people to help the country in need‚ which
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