to what extent are poems in the first part of the anthology anti heroic
To what extent do you agree that the poems in the beginning of the selection are anti-heoric?
During the early period of war, the authors show in most cases a very positive attitude towards war, which strongly contrasts with the minority of poets who believed and ascertained that the conflicts were a complete different picture compared to the one given by propaganda.
Poems such as "the soldier" by Brooke and "into battle" by Grenfell witness the sense of optimism and heroism that drove most of the warriors through the starting war, whereas autors like T.S. Eliot with "triumphal march" and Sorley with "all the hills and vales along", present the combat with an anti-heroic view.
In the poem by Ruper Brooke "The soldier", the author presents war and death in a heavly patriotic way: English soldiers are
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The poet uses numerous metaphors to describe the ancient medieval feelings that war can make return: life is described as a tournament, the medieval tradition in which shiny armor knights fought and won honor and fortune; the poet uses this resemblance to picture a man that has never lived at all “no lance broken”.
War is a means to live a great adventure and increase a man's honor and manliness: the line indicates that death is a smaller issue than one's dignity, as long as he has fulfilled the great cause, towards which all efforts are made.
This type of poetry can be given a propagandistic value: the adventurous and joyful war is a chance to escape a slow and squandered existence, living by chivalric values and dying for a great cause.
In both “The soldier” and “The volunteer”, death has a deep patriotic meaning: in the first one, soldiers are sons of England, who bring around the world her beauty and richness; in the second one, soldiers are medieval knights, fighting and dying for the motherland.
In conclusion, I would not agree in saying that the first part of the anthology has mostly anti-heroic contents, because in the beginning of the
During the early period of war, the authors show in most cases a very positive attitude towards war, which strongly contrasts with the minority of poets who believed and ascertained that the conflicts were a complete different picture compared to the one given by propaganda.
Poems such as "the soldier" by Brooke and "into battle" by Grenfell witness the sense of optimism and heroism that drove most of the warriors through the starting war, whereas autors like T.S. Eliot with "triumphal march" and Sorley with "all the hills and vales along", present the combat with an anti-heroic view.
In the poem by Ruper Brooke "The soldier", the author presents war and death in a heavly patriotic way: English soldiers are
>
The poet uses numerous metaphors to describe the ancient medieval feelings that war can make return: life is described as a tournament, the medieval tradition in which shiny armor knights fought and won honor and fortune; the poet uses this resemblance to picture a man that has never lived at all “no lance broken”.
War is a means to live a great adventure and increase a man's honor and manliness: the line indicates that death is a smaller issue than one's dignity, as long as he has fulfilled the great cause, towards which all efforts are made.
This type of poetry can be given a propagandistic value: the adventurous and joyful war is a chance to escape a slow and squandered existence, living by chivalric values and dying for a great cause.
In both “The soldier” and “The volunteer”, death has a deep patriotic meaning: in the first one, soldiers are sons of England, who bring around the world her beauty and richness; in the second one, soldiers are medieval knights, fighting and dying for the motherland.
In conclusion, I would not agree in saying that the first part of the anthology has mostly anti-heroic contents, because in the beginning of the