Yvonne Chibueze Commentary Disabled Ggg 1 
Yvonne Chibueze
Disabled Transformation Commentary
For my transformation I have chosen Wilfred Owen’s poem “Disabled” which won me over because it is not only an interesting poem in itself but is also informative as some historical horrific truths like the passive attitudes towards boy soldiers are exposed. Owen, who passed away in 1918 whilst in action, was not only an English poet but a soldier in WW1 who is renowned for composing various war poems though “Disabled” was written in 1917 and is part of his very touching, affectionate ones which he composed in hospital whilst recovering from a war related injury. Knowing that all his poems were influenced by his own personal experiences also played a highly persuasive role in terms of which poem to pick because it allowed me to feel more sympathetic, curious and engaged compared to how a poem that derives from only imaginations would have affected me. Following a close analysis and evaluation of the original piece, I considered various options like a diary but decided to transform it into a letter as I think it would be a rational choice when aiming to give a larger insight to the protagonist’s aspect of things, as well as enable the vocabulary used to be more expressive and conversational.
In the poem kids and childhood are vaguely acknowledged as it describes how “through the park voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn”, here the narrator talks about the kids at a playful area but doesn’t clearly display the protagonist’s emotions towards their “Voices of play and pleasure after day”. I chose to expand on the theme of childhood but additionally reveal envious thoughts he has on their “jolly” behaviour as he explains them to be products of disturbance before labelling them as “Boasters”, this negative approach to innocence emphasizes how his loss of power and happiness led him to seek for scapegoats. Furthermore the lexis used when he complained “My ears are currently being teased by the jolly loud noise
Disabled Transformation Commentary
For my transformation I have chosen Wilfred Owen’s poem “Disabled” which won me over because it is not only an interesting poem in itself but is also informative as some historical horrific truths like the passive attitudes towards boy soldiers are exposed. Owen, who passed away in 1918 whilst in action, was not only an English poet but a soldier in WW1 who is renowned for composing various war poems though “Disabled” was written in 1917 and is part of his very touching, affectionate ones which he composed in hospital whilst recovering from a war related injury. Knowing that all his poems were influenced by his own personal experiences also played a highly persuasive role in terms of which poem to pick because it allowed me to feel more sympathetic, curious and engaged compared to how a poem that derives from only imaginations would have affected me. Following a close analysis and evaluation of the original piece, I considered various options like a diary but decided to transform it into a letter as I think it would be a rational choice when aiming to give a larger insight to the protagonist’s aspect of things, as well as enable the vocabulary used to be more expressive and conversational.
In the poem kids and childhood are vaguely acknowledged as it describes how “through the park voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn”, here the narrator talks about the kids at a playful area but doesn’t clearly display the protagonist’s emotions towards their “Voices of play and pleasure after day”. I chose to expand on the theme of childhood but additionally reveal envious thoughts he has on their “jolly” behaviour as he explains them to be products of disturbance before labelling them as “Boasters”, this negative approach to innocence emphasizes how his loss of power and happiness led him to seek for scapegoats. Furthermore the lexis used when he complained “My ears are currently being teased by the jolly loud noise