Friday, February 8, 2019
How are differing attitudes to war expressed in the poetry of WWI :: English Literature
How are differing attitudes to fight expressed in the poetry of WWI that you prepare read? You should analyse England to her sons with Dulce et decorum Est.How are differing attitudes to war expressed in the poetry of WWI thatyou have read? You should compare England to her sons with Dulce etDecorum Est. You may bear upon to other poems. Remember to consider theinfluence of historical contents on the poets viewpoints.In this poem I am going to compare two poems from WorldWar I. The to poems that I will be examine are England to her sonsand Dulce et Decorum Est. England to her sons was create verbally by W.N.Hodgson in 1914, Dulce et decorum est was written by Wilfred Owen in1918. These two poems that I am going to teaching have very differentideas towards the war.In the poem England to her sons the attitude towards the war is verypro-war, however Dulce et Decorum Est is very anti-war. England toher sons is pro-war because it was written at the send-off of war in1914 and was trying to get hands to enlist for the army. Dulce etDecorum Est is anti-war because it was written during the war in 1918and so the poet will have experience the war and is trying to tellthe public what war is echtly like. England to her sons uses a lotof propaganda, for example, Free in service, when you are at war youare not free in service, you do what you are t venerable and this is the very(prenominal)with any service, also this poem is telling us how to feel roughly war.In Dulce et Decorum Est no propaganda is used because the poet istrying to portray the real image of war.Each poem has very different themes in England to her sons virtuoso ofthe themes is propaganda but in Dulce et Decorum Est there is atheme of the lies of propaganda, The old Lie Dulce et decorum estpro patria mori. (Meaning It is sweet and meet to die for your terra firma) and it is saying that this is all a lie. In England to hersons another theme is men to enlist, I hear you thrilling to thetrumpet ca ll of war, citizenry are not thrilled at the news of war and trumpets do not call. The poet is trying to make the start of war ajoyous occasion. Also in England to her sons another theme isresponsibility and province of war, Steeled to suffer uncomplaining but
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