He uses similes to portray the negative affect war had on this soldier’s life and how his life was wasted “like bright oil down a gutter.” Horn also uses a clever play on words when he conveys how the soldier was a “puny chap” but through war “he’s broadened out.” The soldier broadened out not in terms of muscles or character but because he died in the field of combat and was laying there long enough for his body to swell. The theme which is prominent throughout the entire poem is that of death. The poet arouses different emotions in the reader which include anguish and…
This poem is about World War II, this is shown by the words ‘Dobadura’ and ‘Soputa’ which are places that were affected by the war, and about Campbell’s experience during this time. It tells us that he was a good man and a good pilot and that he would do anything to make sure that his crew returned home in one piece. He may have feared the Japanese but that didn’t stop him from flying his Aircraft back to the base even though he was severely injured. The poem gives us insight into what was happening and what Campbell was thinking during this time. The poem is also affective in showing us what soldiers had to go through on a day to day basis during the war; an example of this is when he says “…There were some leaned on a stick and some on stretchers lay…”…
The poem centres on Wilfred Owen in a biographical manner. It talks about his experience of watching a man being killed by gas and his personal thoughts as to why he was killed. It seems directed at the reader of the poem but the anger throughout the poem is actually directed at the generals and the government for hiding the horrors of war from the general public and claiming it to be a victory.…
Binyan and Owen convey their attitudes through the language, structure and poetic devices they employ The attitudes to war in 'for the fallen' are patriotic and romanticised. The opening lines, 'with proud thanksgiving,' suggest grandeur, prestige and honour. Binyan conveys the ideas that fighting for your country, and serving in the war is honourable. To emphasise the honour of fighting in the war banyan employs a metaphorical representation of England as the capital mother. '…
Slessor, having been a participating member in World War II, uses his poems, for instance ‘Beach Burial’, to explicitly distinguish the bodies of the dead floating through the water, and the commonality of death. ‘Beach Burial’ concludes by stating “whether as enemies they fought, or fought with us, or neither; the sand joins them together.” This is the persona’s recognition that there are dead soldiers on both sides, yet their humanity is bonded by their common fate of death. Effectively, the unity between soldiers of all nations, is through death. This is all very ironic, when the attitude of war is considered and the purpose of what soldiers are fighting for. However, the race, country and objectives of each person is no longer important upon the passing from one life to another. The war has ended up being what sentences them to death and essentially joins them as one. Regardless of the fact that ‘Beach Burial’ was written from an Australian author’s perspective, it has not pledged allegiance to a single country or alliance, nor does it celebrate a victory. It is instead, a tribute to all who were defeated. Death is an unexpected force that has the ability to change perspective. Kenneth Slessor is best known for his elegiac poems, ‘Beach Burial’ and ‘Five Bells’ and in turn, his ability to construct “a poem of serious reflection, typically involving the lament for the dead.” In these, it is the position of the elegist which Slessor inhabits through a persona, but he is truly, exclusively referencing to himself as the poet. ‘Beach Burial’ is an elegy about the multitude of lost lives through war. ‘Five bells’ along with ‘Beach Burial’ is written to lament the loss of life. His poems have a tendency to illustrate the confrontation of death and the misfortunate experience of those who are grieving the remembrance of a dead soul,…
The poem takes the viewpoint of a soldier who had killed a man in battle. He describes that if he…
Poetry is a form of art where one’s imagination or experiences are expressed through words, sound or rhythmic language choices to evoke an emotional response from their readers. Poetry was extremely popular during wartimes as people got to express how they felt about war through words. ‘The soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Beach Burial’ by Kenneth Slessor are both poem written during wartime and both contain contrasting ideas about war. These two poems are particularly useful to study as they show us how the attitude towards war has changes for individuals through a wide range of vivid poetry techniques.…
The Poem Is Structured Into five stanzas with the first describing the speed of an attack on the town. The second describes the violence and damage left behind from the attack from the planes. In the third stanza it goes on to describe what should happen, the violence continues "It would not stop". The fourth shows the difference between the people, there are "the wild boys of the streets" who seem to enjoy what is happening. In the final Stanza It tells us that war brings out the most wild and primitive emotions in people…
The main interpretation of this poem is about a soldier fighting in a brutal war. This poem was written during the first world war in 1914. Frost describes a lone soldier who fell during battle. Frost also describes a soldier that is witnessing many harmful things that were going on during the war and causing this world's destruction.…
Through the repetition and rhymes in the poem, a reader’s attention is drawn towards the dangerous aspects of the battle. Tennyson’s vivid descriptions reveal just how terrifying the scene of war is whether a soldier is in the fight or just examining the field of a battle soon to come. The courage, honor, and loyalty of the everyday soldiers are demonstrated by their fearless charging and their following of orders without question. This poem was written to honor the soldiers of the battle who had their lives cut short through the pettiness and incompetence of their leaders. This soldier’s of this battle were seen as failures in the eyes of their country's inhabitants due to their defeat at the hands of the Russians. If there was more communication and clear directions would there have been a need to have the bravery of soldiers defended through a…
When reading the poem, there are messages that can jump off the page at you, but there are also messages that need to be revealed. I find that the poem can be split into four segments; each segment being one of the jump off the page messages. The first segment being the character, whos point of view the poem is from, writing a letter to the countryman he/she (probably male but cant be certain) met down the Lachlan because he/she wants to see how his life is going in comparison. The second segment: imagining Clancy, what hes doing and where in the country. The third segment being the character comparing his/her lifestyle with that of Clancys, and the fourth segment being a sort of conclusion; the character thinking about the effects of swapping…
He exposes the reality of the war and how it is, how destructive it is on a person, exposing it from a soldier’s point of view. This is shown in lines seventeen and twenty-five, through his use of the word ‘you’. It puts the reader into the poem, like the narrator is actually directly talking to them in hopes of getting his message across. To stop using this lie and to wake up and smell the fresh reality of the soldiers, the war deafening them so they cannot hear the loud gunshots from the enemy…
Compare the ways the poets present individuals caught up in war in ‘Belfast Confetti’ and in one other poem from Conflict.…
Yeat’s pursuit to retain permanence for age and love, and the cultural impacts of the Irish revolution around him are the universal tensions and desires reflected in his poetry. “The Wild Swan’s at Coole” and “Easter 1916” unifies the understanding of life complexities and also its contradictions; the “beauty” of life, yet still the cruel existence of suffering. Yeat’s poetry, intends to release emotions beyond earthly bounds and provides insight of relating as a human being, and ultimately leaving behind a legacy, his art, to underpin the importance of desire.…
Imagine going to battle and knowing you will die, yet it is the most important moment of your life. This is the situation in "An Irish Airman foresees his Death," by William Butler Yeats. This poem describes an Irish airman, airman being someone in the air force who is going to battle but doing so without a reason. This airman believes he will die in this war and it will be the most important moment in his life.…