Semester 2 Research Project: Final DBQ Regarding the Literary Responses to World War 1 from 1914 to 1928 Historical Context: World War 1 (1914-1918) was a war that was inevitable‚ but almost entirely underestimated. As the war dragged on for four years and millions of lives were expended in the name of victory‚ many were greatly impacted culturally‚ mainly Europeans and Americans. In what was known as the lost generation‚ many poets and writers developed new forms of literature in response
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The portrayal of war in WW1 literature demonstrates a transition between glorification and futility. Through a detailed discussion of Birdsong‚ a selection of War Poetry and reference to Journey’s End‚ explore this portrayal. The people of 21st century Britain are very much aware that World War One was a bloodbath in which the lives of an entire generation of young men were wasted. Their sacrifice‚ however only succeeded in forming the foundations for another brutal conflict 20 years later. World
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Focusing on two World War One poems‚ explore how the poet expresses their feelings. Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen Suicide in the Trenches - Siegfried Sassoon In the poem‚ Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen we can understand Owen’s feelings toward the war‚ in the form of strong sarcasm and empathy. Poems were often used by many people‚ as a way to vent their feelings‚ and find a voice. Strong empathy is felt as Owen himself was a soldier in the army and military hero until he got admitted
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“Dulce et Decorum est” and “Charge of the Light Brigade” These two poems have a lot of similarities and differences between them. “Charge of the Light Brigade” is a pro war poem and shows admiration for the young men‚ it is a third person narrative based on the Crimean war from 1854-1856. “Dulce et Decorum est” shows concern for the men that are risking their lives; it is a first person narrative which Owen experienced in the First World War battlefields from 1914-1918. “Charge of the Light Brigade”
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makes it seem like a sort of game and men are persuaded to join in. In contrast ’Dulce et decorum est’ has a very different theme and story. The poem tells of an experience of a soldier during an attack in World War One. The mood of the poem is sadness. Sadness could be too weak a word to describe the poem but is still the main emotion that comes to heart. The horrors of WW1 and trench warfare are involved in "Dulce et Decorum Est". The fact that Owen experienced the war himself really makes you think
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is that I believe the war inspired many of Wilfred Owen’s poems. He was very dedicated to his country. In fact he even enlisted himself in the military voluntarily. The war had many influences on Wilfred and his poems. For example‚ a quote from Dulce Et Decorum Est “If you could hear‚ at every jolt‚ the blood come gargling from the forth-corrupted lungs obscene as cancer‚ bitter as the cod of vile‚ incurable sores on innocent tongues”‚ this poem he was talking about the gas attacks. I believe that
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I decided to write a short story to expose the horrific experiences endured during World War II. My purpose was to inform readers of the factual details of what occurred on the battlefield including the lethal consequences of gas bombs. I thought a short story was an appropriate genre for my writing as in it I could describe characters‚ a particular setting‚ a series of events and my character could make a realisation about war. A short story also allowed me to focus on one particular event and
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Tennyson’s Charge of The Light Brigade and Owen’s Dulce Et Decorum Est both explore warfare. However they each have significant differences. Charge Of The Light Brigade was written in the 18th Century and is about the Crimean War. It explains‚ in a very majestic manner‚ that fighting in a war is something every soldier should be extremely proud of. Sacrifices have to be made and bravery is an absolute necessity. Tennyson ignores the darkness and slaughter of war by emphasising the courage and loyalty
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Wilfred Owen establishes a sense of conflict in his poetry‚ this is depicted in “Anthem for Doomed Youth” and in “Dulce et Decorum est”. There are a number of themes in Owen’s poems‚ which all relate to the war. The poems focus on the allied soldier’s experiences and the impact the war had on them. The environments that Owen mentions in his poetry include the battlefield in France and the small towns in England. Owen’s poetry has many types of conflicts which include conflicts in the environment
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bitter imagery in a string of similes. Give one example of such a visual imagery‚ gustatory imagery‚ tactile imagery‚ and audial imagery. 10. Why would children be “ardent for some desperate glory”? 11. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “dulce et decorum est‚ pro patria mori? From what work is this quotation derived? 12. How would the Latin phrase chance in its meaning if we read it without the context of the rest of the poem? 13. Why is the lie an old lie?
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