Weeping Woman 'And Dulce Et Decorum Est'
FULL ESSAY
The ‘horrors of war’ have been conveyed through the over-glorification of war and emotional distress due to witnessing an innocent individual being victimized to war. Denise Levertov and Wilfred Owen’s poems highlight these points through their highly acclaimed war poetry ‘Weeping Woman’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est.’ Utilizing poetic devices and techniques such as imagery, hyperbole, simile, symbolism, anaphora and personification to convey their message across to the audience.
Denise Levertov, the composer of ‘Weeping Woman’ has conveyed the ‘horror of war’ through highlighting the mutilation of an innocent bystander. Levertov has implemented the poetic techniques anaphora exemplifying the pain and sufferance the women is …show more content…
His intricate appliance of poetic devices such as imagery and simile assist in conveying the true horror of war. A few examples of imagery would include “Men marched asleep” and “Drunk with fatigue”, these examples cause the audience to imagine the horrible conditions soldiers faced out on the battlefront. The imagery highlights the notion that war is over-glorified and the public’s view on war was deceiving, not realizing the bigger picture. The two examples accentuate the horrifying realities of war, and allows the audience to witness the terrifying content of what a soldier has to face every day. However, Owen has not only implemented imagery, he has also utilized simile to further emphasize the realities of war. “Bent double like old beggars under sacks” and “knock-kneed, coughing like hags” Owen cleverly manipulates the poetic technique simile to highlight the physical repercussions of war on a soldier. Wilfred Owen the composer of Dulce Et Decorum Est. has utilized the techniques simile and imagery, so that the audience can recognize how war can deteriorate a soldier’s physical prowess, thus justifying his incorporation of both literary
The ‘horrors of war’ have been conveyed through the over-glorification of war and emotional distress due to witnessing an innocent individual being victimized to war. Denise Levertov and Wilfred Owen’s poems highlight these points through their highly acclaimed war poetry ‘Weeping Woman’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est.’ Utilizing poetic devices and techniques such as imagery, hyperbole, simile, symbolism, anaphora and personification to convey their message across to the audience.
Denise Levertov, the composer of ‘Weeping Woman’ has conveyed the ‘horror of war’ through highlighting the mutilation of an innocent bystander. Levertov has implemented the poetic techniques anaphora exemplifying the pain and sufferance the women is …show more content…
His intricate appliance of poetic devices such as imagery and simile assist in conveying the true horror of war. A few examples of imagery would include “Men marched asleep” and “Drunk with fatigue”, these examples cause the audience to imagine the horrible conditions soldiers faced out on the battlefront. The imagery highlights the notion that war is over-glorified and the public’s view on war was deceiving, not realizing the bigger picture. The two examples accentuate the horrifying realities of war, and allows the audience to witness the terrifying content of what a soldier has to face every day. However, Owen has not only implemented imagery, he has also utilized simile to further emphasize the realities of war. “Bent double like old beggars under sacks” and “knock-kneed, coughing like hags” Owen cleverly manipulates the poetic technique simile to highlight the physical repercussions of war on a soldier. Wilfred Owen the composer of Dulce Et Decorum Est. has utilized the techniques simile and imagery, so that the audience can recognize how war can deteriorate a soldier’s physical prowess, thus justifying his incorporation of both literary