Three War Poems - Dulce et Decorum Est, The Solider and The Charge of the Light Bridgade

In one of the paragraphs it says "Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!" This is showing that the soldiers need to get the gas masks on quick. The poet describes the atmosphere as "Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light" by explaining the gas, and smoke caused by the bombs and explosions. The gas is described as a sea "As under a green sea, I saw him drowning" The quote "He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning" explains how the soldiers cannot help each other.

In the third verse the soldiers have put their suffering friend in a wagon and the poet is describing what the soldier looks like. The words "And watch the white eyes writhing in his face", and "His hanging face, like a devils sin" shows his face as if He were a Zombie. As he is coughing up blood from his lungs the quote "Come gargling from froth-corrupted lungs" . The Poet doesn't skip on the gore and he puts it into a lot of detail.

The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson.

This poem is based on The Battle of Balaclava on October 25th 1854 when 670 soldiers accidentally fought the main Russian artillery instead of a smaller army. The poem is about the soldiers knowing they were going to die but still fought anyway

The poet uses this quote "All in the valley of Death" to describes the soldiers charging into dark place filled with an atmosphere of death. The quote "Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldiers knew" is used to describe how the soldiers were not disappointed, The quote " Their's not to make reply, theirs but not to reason why, theirs but to do and die" shows the soldiers as very obedient, the soldiers were not to answer back. To describe the soldiers being surrounded by cannons the quote "Cannon to right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them". shows the soldiers being ambushed by the Russian army the quote "Into the jaws of Death" and "Into the mouth of Hell" describes the soldiers nearly close to death. The poet describes their fate as glory because they were heroes and were not dismayed ,"When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made!". The poet wants the readers to remember and honour the noble six hundred soldiers.

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke.

The poem 'THE SOLDIER is based on the First World War and is about a soldier who loves his country and fights for his country. The poem written like a letter to his family and friends explaining if he died, he Would Have died with pride and dignity.

"If I should die think only this of me" is an introduction saying if I die it was for my "A body of England's, breathing English air, washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home," this describes England as being a very beautiful Country.

I think the most realistic poem of war would be 'Dulce et Decorum' because it tells the truth about the war. The poet uses very good words describing the blood and gore, which would put anyone off.