Comparison of Dulce et Decorum Est and The Soldier ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke are poems about war but treat the subject completely differently. Dulce et speaks about the bitter reality of war while The Soldier glorifies dying for your country. ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ on its own means it is honourable to die for ones country. The title is misleading as Owen goes on to reveal the cold truth about war and tells us‚ ‘My friend‚ you would not tell with
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Poets: Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke Poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est The soldier Similarities: - Theme - Period Theme: - War Period: - During World War 1 Differences: - Point of view - Style - Tone - Structure - Choice of Words - Description/Literary Techniques - Pace - Message to public - Impact towards humanity Point of view: - Negative towards war - Thinks that war is horrible and cruel as throughout the poem Owen makes disgusting remarks and descriptions of the war - War
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less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter‚ learnt of friends; and gentleness‚ In hearts at peace‚ under an English heaven. About "The Soldier Rupert Brooke is often considered a "Georgian" poet‚ referring to the 20th century British movement named in honor of King George V. A soldier during World War I‚ Brooke died of dysentery and blood poisoning aboard a troop ship. Winston Churchill used the
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World War I is known as one of the greatest wars in history. Many soldiers in World War I expressed their thoughts and feelings in poetry. Two famous poems are ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier; by Rupert Brooke. Both men present the theme of conflict in their poetry however the poems are the complete opposite of one another. Although they both present conflict they both have very different views on the subject. Owen presents conflict as nothing but pure horror and thinks that
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The statement that all the poems considered could have been entitled “Futility”‚ I believe is predominantly correct‚ as a large majority of poetry produced at this time was highly critical of the war and of the goings on‚ that especially from people actively engaged in the war and fighting in the trenches and on the front line‚ would have been documenting about the horrors of war. As expected there is a common element of death and/or misery found in the majority of war poetry‚ especially the ones
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English 124-Literary Essay October 19‚ 2011 “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “The Soldier” Although the poems “Dulce et Decorum Est “by Wilfred Owen‚ and “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke‚ share the elements of writer passion and subjectivity‚ they differ with regards to tone‚ theme and literary devices. The lyrical poem‚ “The Soldier” was written during the period before the World War‚ and thus presents an unrealistic viewpoint of war. The speaker is simply regurgitating ideas and concepts about war
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