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    These many poems that we read in the class all contain different themes in each poem. Both Wilfred Owen’s and Sara Teasdale’s poem holds a theme of their own. We as a class read two Wilfred Owen poems‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est‚” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth‚” and one named “There will come Soft Rains‚” by Sara Teasdale. All these poems that we read have different themes and many could say that there is no similarity in between them. In the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est‚” Wilfred Owen’s theme was that“It

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    Losing of Parts Henry Reed’s poem‚ “Naming of Parts” (1942)‚ follows a distracted soldier enduring a monotonous military training session during WWII. An anapestic meter encompasses the poem which provides the prose with a lilting and comic effect‚ which ironically contrasts with the harsh backdrop of war. Coupled with devices like symbolization‚ personification‚ and allusions‚ Reed establishes the callousness of war‚ but simultaneously enforces a more subtle theme of the stifling indoctrination

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    The title of the poem is “A Soldier’s Plea.” The title is more than a label because it gives a brief description of the poem. The words in the title‚ such as plea‚ may invoke the reader to feel grief for the soldiers that fought in war. The poem is mainly about the agony of war. In the poem‚ it shows the pain and suffering the soldiers went through along with the mothers‚ whose sons are in battle. Don’t send a mother’s son‚ just to go die in a war; The soldiers’ injury caused the other to look

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    The author in “Just Another Soldier” had a unique message: “I know war‚ have experienced it‚ but accept it though I do not understand it.” A rough message to say the least‚ and it is not without its flaws‚ but it is extremely effective in conveying the idea that war is inherently morbid and close-minded. The author showed us this through his mention of different casualties he had encountered thus far through the course of the war he was engaged in. For example‚ the author mentions that‚ “in situations

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    Compare and Contrast: "Dead Man’s Dump" by Rosenberg and "dulce et Decorum est" by Owen In the poems "Dead Man’s Dump" by Isaac Rosenberg and "Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen the main concern of these poets is to relay the theme of death. They want to let the reader feel the action‚ to see it with there own eyes. Both stories portray realistic imagery in many ways. The conflict that the dying soldier goes through in Rosenberg’s poem and the struggle that the soldier has lunging for

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    The Truth About War

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    English 1B Poetry Essay The Truth about War Is Wilfred Owen’s poem‚ “Dulce et Decorum‚” unpatriotic? Wilfred Owen’s poem‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est‚” is not an unpatriotic poem. Owen uses this poem to show that although people tend to think that there is honor and glory in fighting for your country‚ war is extremely horrific and draining. Though Owen uses painful‚ violent‚ and vivid images to convey the horrifying reality of war‚ he does not discuss patriotism; instead he uses these images

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    War Is Terrible

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    Saying that ‘war is terrible’ is such a simple statement but makes us think of the emotional stress and physical pain. There is a wide variety of texts that explore the ideas about war. Various composers agree that war is a terrible thing and isn’t necessary. There are some composers however who believe that war is necessary and that people should do their duty and fight for their country. These can be shown by a range of techniques. The war poetry of Wilfred Owen‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Anthem

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    Wilfred Owen/War Poetry

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    “Owen explores the impact of war on society and youth in WW1” When WW1 was declared in August 1914‚ a huge number of men wanted to enlist‚ their enthusiasm being shared amongst many others‚ aged only 15-18. It was a global war centred in Europe‚ and although devastating‚ also gave birth to some of the best poets of their time. One of the soldiers who experienced the war first hand was Wilfred Owen and through his poetry‚ he graphically illustrated both the horrors of warfare‚ the physical landscapes

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    Disabled and Refugee Blues‚ written by Wilfred Owen and W.H. Auden respectively‚ are both responses to exile and isolation and a cry for those who are suffering from them. Disabled‚ written in 1917‚ was a response to the isolation caused by disability and especially that of war veterans. Auden’s‚ Refugee Blues‚ written in 1939 on the outbreak of the Second World War‚ was criticism of the widespread discrimination of Jews in Europe and more specifically German Jews by the Nazis. A key difference between

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    War is a terrible reality where people commit heinous atrocities that always end in suffering‚ but unfortunately war is also powerful enough to convince many that “it is sweet... to die for your country”(Owen). Spoken by famous British poet Wilfred Owen‚ a WWI soldier who sarcastically expressed the constant false interpretations of war‚ this quote illustrates the simple brainwashing statements that are frequently told to generations of young men in hopes of convincing them to travel down the unfortunate

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