In this essay, I have decided to analyse a war poem called "Dulce et Decorum est"(written in 1917), I have decided to analyse this against the war comedy called "Goodbyeee"(written in 1980).

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Both ‘‘Goodbyeee’’ and ‘‘Dulce et Decorum est’’ encourage a negative response to the fist world war

In this essay, I have decided to analyse a war poem called “Dulce et Decorum est”(written in 1917), I have decided to analyse this against the war comedy called “Goodbyeee”(written in 1980).

I shall be discussing the conditions in the trenches and the props, sound effects ext. from ‘‘Goodbyeee’’.

I shall be analysing the language used in the poem “Dulce et Decorum est” and talking about how this conveys Owen’s views about the conditions of the soldiers of war.

In both poems I shall be showing the powerful ways in which the writers convey their feelings.

‘‘Dulce et Decorum est’’, was written by Wilfred Owen, he wrote it while he was in the hospital suffering from shell shock.

In Wilfred Owen poem he is how it is wrong to influence the younger generation into thinking war is good, he says that the war being good is just propaganda and that the war is horrifying.

He also describes death and how exhausting the war was, and the conditions in the trenches.

Ben Elton and Richard Curtis wrote “Goodbyeee”; in their show they described the bad conditions of the trenches and how bad their food supplies were.

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In ‘‘Goodbyeee’’ it seemed that there was only one character that is aware of the bad side of war, and that it’s not all-just glory. The rest of the men didn’t seem to realise that when they go over the top they will die instead of advancing forwards!

When there was a gas attack people panicked.

‘‘Gas! Gas! Quick boys! An ecstasy of fumbling’’

The exclamation marks emphasize that the person is panicking in a realisation that there is a gas attack and the word ‘‘fumbling’’ suggest confusion.

The soldiers were dazed, confused and tired due to lack ...

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