The Colonel Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” instantly catches the eye. The poem was written in 1978 while Forche was working in El Salvador‚ and retails a merciless meeting with its title character. The Colonel is a hard man in a violent world‚ and he cares not for the rights of the people he governs nor the fact that he is exposing his evil nature to a poet: as he says‚ “something for your poetry‚ no?” (Forche‚ 597). The poem reinforces this effect through its stark irony and short poetic flourishes
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English ETE tables and notes for assessment task 1 Main Ideas: - Futility of war - Propaganda vs. reality - Brutality of war Supporting ideas: - Hideous nature of death - Loss of innocence and life - Pre mature deaths Anthem for doomed youth Subject matter: meaningless slaughter of troops doing dirty work for the government and how they do not receive proper funeral rights Example Technique Effect Idea‚ issue‚ theme‚ notion ‘’ Anthem for doomed
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of government exploitation and the horrific treatment the soldiers had to go through. The two poems Parable of the old man and the young and Anthem for doomed youth‚ talks about how war has a negative impact on our humanity. In the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’‚ Owen conveys the futility of conflict on a bigger range. He was writing during the First World War and had direct experience of the terrible suffering of the troops. He begins his poems with a comment on the soldiers returning from battle
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Owens poetry is a passionate expression of outrage at the horrors of war and of the pity for the young soldiers scarified in it‚ this is shown though a variety of poetic techniques. Owen explores the physical horror that war represents in “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ this poem condemns those who glorified the war and tempted men to join the army with heroic rhetoric and looks at the realistic physical outcome of war. In “Disabled” Wilfred conveys the physical and long lasting effects that war leaves on
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Although WW I and WW II poems have the same theme‚ which is war‚ we can see how they have many differences. To begin with‚ all WWI poems seem to focus on the battles of the war itself and the horrifying experiences the soldiers have to cope with. WWII poems have a more deep approach‚ they have a more psychological point of view and usually the poems are set before or after a battle. In these poems the battlefield is not the main focus of the poem‚ but the feeling or ideas of the speaker itself. Another
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The conclusion of "The Locket" was not predictable at all. As first reading the book‚ it was surprising and emotional. It was under the impression‚ Edmond had died on the battle field. As well it is recalled‚ that when Octavie sat in the cabriolet‚ I thought she was on her way to pay respect to Edmond. The author held readers suspense as she describes the details of the battle field before the locket was found‚ the letter the priest sent‚ and the ride to Edmond. The story was not predictable
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While reading “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Here Dead We Lie” by A.E. Housman‚ I made sure to decode every word that the poems contained in order to self-interpret the pieces of literature. These World War I based poems carry significant stories of our once war torn planet. For example‚ “Here Dead We Lie” is a short‚ yet meaningful‚ poem about nationalism and pride towards ones country. In this poem‚ the author discusses the fact that soldiers often chose to die for their country instead
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presentation of heroism in a Shakespeare play (e.g. portrayals of heroic behavior in one of Shakespeare’s Histories) and in Literary Heritage poems about World War 1. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet; focusing on Romeo as the ‘tragic hero’. Poems: Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen and For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon Introduction Personal experiences and political/historical perspectives heavily influenced the presentation of heroism in Shakespeare plays and in Literary Heritage poems about World
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All the world’s a canvas‚ and all the men and women merely the colors; They have their debuts and their disappearances into the background‚ and red in its time takes on many jobs; the coloration of a red sunrise of a wartime morning‚ and then the crimson blood of wounded soldiers bearing arms against brothers‚ and the last scene of all‚ that ends this strange eventful history‚ is scarlet dusk bathing the war-torn battlefield as it dips beyond the horizon. Over the thousands of years‚ art has irrefutably
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Introduction : Siegfried Sassoon’s poem‚ Suicide in the trenches‚ successfully demonstrates conflict during a world war through its form‚ meaning and structure. a STEP-UP analysis clearly reveals the conflict conveyed in this poem. Subject matter: the poem is about the depression of a young soldier. The depression of this young soldier before he commits suicide is clearly displayed in the poem. At the start of the poem‚ the image of a happy‚ young‚ and perhaps rather naïve boy is placed before
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