The nation was gripped by the war and was pushed to believe the war was an easy tackle, a war that would only take a few weeks a war that would end all wars.

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The nation was gripped by the war and was pushed to believe the war was an easy tackle, a war that would only take a few weeks a war that would end all wars. Lots of political persuasion was needed to target the civilian’s emotions. Posters and poems were publicised targeting the civilians for their support In my assay I will look at how different poets and posters played an effective role in world war1.

Jessie Pope

A poetess that played a massive role in encouraging young men to join the army.  Jessie pope in her poem Who’s For The Game compared the world war 1 as a game. We see straight away from the title of her poem, she compares war which consist of bombs explosives dead bodies as any other ordinary game.

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          Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid?

                        And who thinks he’d rather sit tight?

Who would much rather come back with a crutch

                         Than lie low and be out of the fun?

Jessie pope uses manly lots of physical sport words played, grip, tackle when comparing war as a game. In her second verse Jessie Pope creates an image the war is a game a place to have fun, and maybe the most that could happen to you is to break your leg and come bag with a crutch. Not making it clear ...

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