Compare And Contrast The Values And Attitudes Of Masculinity
Compare and contrast the values and attitudes of masculinity, courage and patriotism in “Who’s for the Game” and “How to die”. You must explain how both poets achieve their intended meaning. Due Friday
Both poems, Jessie Pope’s “Who’s for the Game?” and Siegfried Sassoon’s “How to Die”, interpret differing values attitudes for the reader. The first poem romanticises the adventure of war and gives false evidence to the young soldiers who are enlisting. This evokes gratification to the reader whose values and attitudes of war are heroic and brave. In contrast to this, the second poem depicts the horror of war.
Jessie pope valued patriotism by expressing her love and devotion to her country. Popes didactic response in “Who’s for the Game” was well approached by her commandments throughout the piece using rhetorical questions. ”Who would much rather come back with a crutch”, this is implying that coming back after winning is better then not going at all.
Contrast to Popes value and attitudes Sassoon depicts the real truth of the horrors of war in the poem “How to die” that the public had minimal knowledge about. The illustration of society’s ignorance to death during the war eras were as if it was normal for a man to die in war, Sassoon mocks and judges the onlookers through dramatic irony and sarcasm who don't understand what it was like to be in a war. ”You’d think to hear some people talk” this demonstrates that by using “you’d think” that he is mocking the judgments of people who haven’t been to war to experience this trauma.
Furthermore, Sassoon’s value of youth and life are clearly depicted in this poem. This poem displays the technique of Emotive Language through the exploration of the glory of death at a young age. “The dying soldier shifts his head, to watch the glory that returns, “These intense feelings that Sassoon expresses to the reader create immense imagery and serious empathy to dictate the horror and hardship of war that Sassoon succeeds to
Both poems, Jessie Pope’s “Who’s for the Game?” and Siegfried Sassoon’s “How to Die”, interpret differing values attitudes for the reader. The first poem romanticises the adventure of war and gives false evidence to the young soldiers who are enlisting. This evokes gratification to the reader whose values and attitudes of war are heroic and brave. In contrast to this, the second poem depicts the horror of war.
Jessie pope valued patriotism by expressing her love and devotion to her country. Popes didactic response in “Who’s for the Game” was well approached by her commandments throughout the piece using rhetorical questions. ”Who would much rather come back with a crutch”, this is implying that coming back after winning is better then not going at all.
Contrast to Popes value and attitudes Sassoon depicts the real truth of the horrors of war in the poem “How to die” that the public had minimal knowledge about. The illustration of society’s ignorance to death during the war eras were as if it was normal for a man to die in war, Sassoon mocks and judges the onlookers through dramatic irony and sarcasm who don't understand what it was like to be in a war. ”You’d think to hear some people talk” this demonstrates that by using “you’d think” that he is mocking the judgments of people who haven’t been to war to experience this trauma.
Furthermore, Sassoon’s value of youth and life are clearly depicted in this poem. This poem displays the technique of Emotive Language through the exploration of the glory of death at a young age. “The dying soldier shifts his head, to watch the glory that returns, “These intense feelings that Sassoon expresses to the reader create immense imagery and serious empathy to dictate the horror and hardship of war that Sassoon succeeds to