Compare and Contrast the Way Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen Approach the Subject of War
The title of this poem is very powerful. It tells the reader that this is a very sad poem and that by going to war death is almost certain. Sassoon has done this to give the reader an idea of war, and, as the reader reads the poem their insight into the brutality and the sorrow of war increases.
The first paragraph of this poem tells of the slow death of a soldier as the sun rises. Sassoon has skilfully manipulated language and his choice of words in order to create a visual image that is slowly sculptured as the first four lines are read.
“Dark clouds are smouldering into red while down the craters morning burns the dying soldier shifts his head To watch the glory that returns”
The first half of the second paragraph speaks of the patriotism of soldiers for their countries and how they “want” to die for their land. This can be observed in the line “Hankering for wreaths and tombs and hearses”. The final half of the second paragraph tells of how the soldier faces his destiny with courage.
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Writing has always been a tool for reflecting and commenting on society. During the 20th century many poets reacted to problems in the world with highly emotionally charged poems. The horror of war and the spiritual degradation it inflicts is evident in the work of the World War I poets. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) were both soldiers and poets. Their poems reflect the loss of innocence and the horrible mental and physical toll World War I inflicted on the world. Both Sassoon and Owen wrote war poetry to inform people of the realities of war. Sassoon's efforts to publicly decry the war were stunted when the military announced he suffered from shell-shock and sent him to a hospital to recover. His poetry became the means of sharing his opinion that the war had "become a war of aggression and conquest," (Norton 1832). He wanted to share with the
The first paragraph of this poem tells of the slow death of a soldier as the sun rises. Sassoon has skilfully manipulated language and his choice of words in order to create a visual image that is slowly sculptured as the first four lines are read.
“Dark clouds are smouldering into red while down the craters morning burns the dying soldier shifts his head To watch the glory that returns”
The first half of the second paragraph speaks of the patriotism of soldiers for their countries and how they “want” to die for their land. This can be observed in the line “Hankering for wreaths and tombs and hearses”. The final half of the second paragraph tells of how the soldier faces his destiny with courage.
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Writing has always been a tool for reflecting and commenting on society. During the 20th century many poets reacted to problems in the world with highly emotionally charged poems. The horror of war and the spiritual degradation it inflicts is evident in the work of the World War I poets. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) were both soldiers and poets. Their poems reflect the loss of innocence and the horrible mental and physical toll World War I inflicted on the world. Both Sassoon and Owen wrote war poetry to inform people of the realities of war. Sassoon's efforts to publicly decry the war were stunted when the military announced he suffered from shell-shock and sent him to a hospital to recover. His poetry became the means of sharing his opinion that the war had "become a war of aggression and conquest," (Norton 1832). He wanted to share with the
References: 4. ^ Francis Law, A man at arms: memoirs of two world wars (1983) Page 44 5