ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH Jade Wright S5Throughout his career Wilfred Owen composed contemplative poetry based on his abrupt and abrasive approach on describing the daunting nature of war that had dark and dreary moods. This effect was created though his proficient use of imagery and word choice. A poem which demonstrates how Owen applies these poetic techniques to fashion moods is ‘Anthem For Doomed Youth’ written in the year 1917. Using this poem as an example, I will show how Owen achieves this tone and the effect it has on the reader.Owen indicates in the octet of the poem that soldiers die on the battlefield like cattle dying in a slaughterhouse; with little meaning, with no loved ones there to comfort them. The end of the poem is more affectionate; while no funeral takes place on the battlefield, but is happening back in Britain as each individual has
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