The British citizen Wilfred Owen fought during the First World War. During and after the war he began to write about his experiences and the effects it had. In his poems he talks about various aspects or war, from gas attacks to winter offensives.
Owens Picture of War
The British citizen Wilfred Owen fought during the First World War. During and after the war he began to write about his experiences and the effects it had. In his poems he talks about various aspects or war, from gas attacks to winter offensives.
One of his poems is about why people join the army at the beginning and during a war. Owen tells us about a man who joined the army and had both his arms and legs amputated in a poem called "Disabled". He was nineteen and joined the army underage because he got drunk and his friends dared him to. This happened quite a lot during the first and second world wars. Owen says he thought only of "jewelled hilts" and "smart salutes", basically this person only saw the good side of joining the army, he forgot there would be bad times. During the war he had limps amputated and he had to "spend a few sick years in institutes". Owen says he now feels "cold" and that people have "no pity".
Owen also writes about the war in the winter and the war in the spring in two different poems.
His winter poem, "Exposure" talks about the winter war and life in the trenches. Owen sets the scene in the first paragraph by using descriptive words. He mainly talks about the weather and describes it as being "merciless". The main point of the poem is to look at it from Owens points of view. They cannot attack the weather so the "rain soaks" and the "clouds sag stormy". He also tells us that they cannot stop the weather so at the end of four of the seven stanzas he says "but nothing happens", this shows that they can't do anything. Owen also asks rhetorical questions such as "What are we doing here", and "Is it that were dying", this shows Owen is feeling depressed and dismayed.
The British citizen Wilfred Owen fought during the First World War. During and after the war he began to write about his experiences and the effects it had. In his poems he talks about various aspects or war, from gas attacks to winter offensives.
One of his poems is about why people join the army at the beginning and during a war. Owen tells us about a man who joined the army and had both his arms and legs amputated in a poem called "Disabled". He was nineteen and joined the army underage because he got drunk and his friends dared him to. This happened quite a lot during the first and second world wars. Owen says he thought only of "jewelled hilts" and "smart salutes", basically this person only saw the good side of joining the army, he forgot there would be bad times. During the war he had limps amputated and he had to "spend a few sick years in institutes". Owen says he now feels "cold" and that people have "no pity".
Owen also writes about the war in the winter and the war in the spring in two different poems.
His winter poem, "Exposure" talks about the winter war and life in the trenches. Owen sets the scene in the first paragraph by using descriptive words. He mainly talks about the weather and describes it as being "merciless". The main point of the poem is to look at it from Owens points of view. They cannot attack the weather so the "rain soaks" and the "clouds sag stormy". He also tells us that they cannot stop the weather so at the end of four of the seven stanzas he says "but nothing happens", this shows that they can't do anything. Owen also asks rhetorical questions such as "What are we doing here", and "Is it that were dying", this shows Owen is feeling depressed and dismayed.
