Although WW I and WW II poems have the same theme‚ which is war‚ we can see how they have many differences. To begin with‚ all WWI poems seem to focus on the battles of the war itself and the horrifying experiences the soldiers have to cope with. WWII poems have a more deep approach‚ they have a more psychological point of view and usually the poems are set before or after a battle. In these poems the battlefield is not the main focus of the poem‚ but the feeling or ideas of the speaker itself. Another
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While reading “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Here Dead We Lie” by A.E. Housman‚ I made sure to decode every word that the poems contained in order to self-interpret the pieces of literature. These World War I based poems carry significant stories of our once war torn planet. For example‚ “Here Dead We Lie” is a short‚ yet meaningful‚ poem about nationalism and pride towards ones country. In this poem‚ the author discusses the fact that soldiers often chose to die for their country instead
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In the WWI poems “Suicide in the trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon and “The Leveller” by Robert Graves‚ an important idea that is conveyed in both poems is that war is not beautiful. It is an end to humanity and war itself is destruction. Sassoon uses imagery and emotive words to show us the true horror of war and Graves uses metaphors and similes to highlight the idea that there is no glory in dying and that those back home have been misled about the death of the soldiers. In Siegfried Sassoon’s
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Robert Graves‚ another english poet who was born on 24 July 1895 into a middle class family in London. Graves became well known for the poems he composed during the time of World War I. In 1914‚ when the war was declared‚ Graves enlisted promptly and gained a commission in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Graves is considered as one of the few poets who could put the horror of trench life onto paper. He was able to accurately depict life as a soldier. His poetry is defined by fine language and brilliant
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most famous poets of the World War 1‚ Wilfred Owen. The poem illustrates the conditions that the soldiers were exposed to while living in the trenches of the war zone. The poem is divided into two parts‚ with the first one being an introduction to the weather acting as more of the enemy to the British than the Germans were and comparing the war with the Germans less deadly than the war with the environmental conditions. In this essay‚ I will analyse how Owen uses imagery to evoke both past and present
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Comparing “The Soldier” and “Counter Attack” At the beginning of the century two ideas prevailed about what war was like; it was either heroic or mere butchery. These ideas are represented in the 2 poems “The Soldier” by Rupert Brookes and “Counter Attack” by Siegfried Sassoon. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an accomplished poet in WW1. Unlike Sassoon‚ Brooke never fought at the front line‚ but joined the Mediterranean Navy where he died of a mosquito bite. Rupert Brooke expressed his feelings about
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Good morning guests‚ families‚ friends and fans of Siegfried Sassoon. Welcome to the 2017 Word Poets Festival held in the beautiful city of Sydney. We are here today to celebrate 100 years since Sassoon has released some of his most famous poems which at the time were highly controversial representations of the horror of war. “Suicide In The Trenches” is one of Sassoon’s most well know poems. Sassoon composed this poem to reflect on his own service and to show the effects of World War 1 on himself
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ENGLISH NOTES- WILFRED OWEN DISABLED Themes - effect of war on the individual - loss of identity and humanity - multiply this for all seriously injured soldiers Techniques 1. Imagery a) Soldiers present life “ satin a wheeled chair” “ legless‚ sewn short at the elbow” EFFECT- establishes the scene and situation - shocks the reader b) Previous life “ town used to swing so gay” “ carried shoulder-high”
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someone a hero. Jesse Owens is a hero because he overcame obstacles as a child and made an impact on America by being the first African American in the Olympics. Jesse Owens has twelve siblings but three died. His mom called him the gifted child because she did not think he would survive the birth (Gigliotti 2). Jesse’s mother and father were not planning on having any more children because they did not want to have any more children (Gigliotti 2). In 1918 it was a miracle Jesse Owens was even alive (Gigliotti
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Jesse Owens‚ the son of a sharecropper and the grandson of a slave‚ achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished. His stunning achievement of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin has made him the best remembered athlete in Olympic history. His promising athletic career began in 1928 in Cleveland‚ Ohio where he set numerous records in Jr High school that set hundreds of colleges after him. . Owens chose the Ohio State University‚ even though OSU could not offer a track
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