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    ways in which the poets convey the horrors of war In the two war poems “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen on “War Photographer” by Carol Anna Duffy‚ the writers convey the horrors in different ways. In Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen writes from the perspective of a tired worn out soldier. In “War Photographer” Duffy writes from the perspective of a man who captured the war. In the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the main mood is dark and depressing. Owen refers to diction that allow the readers

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    a variety of techniques and poetic devices to demonstrate the ideas of the lifelong effect of the war‚ the pointlessness of war and life itself and the cruel dehumanisation of individual soldiers. These are examined in the following poems; Dulce Et Decorum Est‚ Spring Offensive and The Send Off. Wilfred Owen explores the horrid notion of the lifelong effect of war and though a man may have made it back home they are still haunted by their experiences of war causing PTS. His use of concise In

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    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 of those young soldiers. Mental Cases is a strong and powerful

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    Poem Comparison

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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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    Wilfred Owen Speech

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    Ok what I have got here today is a detailed speech and I intend to explain two poems “Disabled” and “Dolce et Decorum est.”‚ both written by Wilfred Owen. I would choose these two poems to be in an anthology because I found the poems to be very dramatic and extremely detailed. Owen intends to shock us by demonstrating what a soldier might expect in a situation between life and death. He is not afraid to show his own feelings. Wilfred Owen is an anti-war poet and expresses his ideas and feelings through

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    Anthem For Doomed Youth - Understanding - Sonnet Where and when - France‚ First World War‚ written in a mental institution – October 1917. Place or Characters - sounds loud and sad “what passing-bells for these who die as cattle” “only the monstrous anger of the guns”. Situation - Death in the trenches‚ youth being killed & amongst the war‚ buried without the trappings of a home. Highlighting the youth‚ “not in the hands of boys but in their eyes” “The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their

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    Topic/ studied article ‘voices of the great war’ Geoff Barton – war and language Examples Jessie Pope – who’s in for the game and Wilfred Owen- ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ Question: How and why do the text differ and how would they be interpreted by different readers? Focus of the Text The focus of this written task was to show understanding of war language and how this language works. For example there are a couple of things that often recur in war language such as metaphors and simile. However

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    such as ’Dulce et Decorum est’‚ ’Mental cases’ and ’Disabled’ portray the devastating volume of death on the battlefield and the psychological and physical impacts soldiers endured during and after war. These are the key features that intensify the meaning of his poems. Owen himself said he wrote poems not because of the heroes‚ the glory‚ the dominion or the power but it was to show the dark reality of war‚ the pity of it and the results of the wasting so much life. In ‘Dulce et Decorum est’‚ ‘mental

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    in my iop‚using wilfred owen’s dulce et decorum est I would would like to contest roperrt brookes pro war or rather patriotic ideology ‚ in effect the iop contradicts every statement or thought brooke through owens ideas and his use of literaray techniques.i will do this by contradicting the different views of both the poets which they have expressed by the use of literary techniques like imagery‚ the tone/atmosphere of the poem ‚comparing thier ideas and messages and their style of writing.both

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    Wilfred Owen Essay

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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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