How Does Owen Convey the Horror Of War To The Reader
Louis Falgas 3eme 3 IGCSE Coursework How Does Owen Convey the Horror Of War To The Reader Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori. These lines are drawn from one of Horace's poems and mean that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. This is the image that people had of war before 1914. The shiny, bright uniforms; mounted men charging gloriously down to slay the enemy. Owen too had that vision of war, until he actually got there. His view changed dramatically after traumatic experiences: he was stuck in a shell hole for three days, and was then diagnosed with shell shock, a stress illness. When he was sent to hospital, he met the young poet Siegfried Sassoon, who influenced him in his poetry. It was then that he started to write anti-war and satirical poems. In Dulce et Decorum est, he shows the horrors of war, he forces us to watch the blood and death. He uses every aspect of the poem to illustrate the brutality and animality in war. The first element one grasps is the rhythm. The entire poem is based on loose iambic pentameter. The first line starts off with a double stress: "Bent Double". The effect is quite peculiar. Whilst the iambic pentameter suggests the exhaustion of the men, patrolling in no man's land, its sometimes jerky rhythm feels like they are staggering "through sludge" and helps the reader immerse himself in the soldier's body. The irregular
Analysis on Lake Isle of Innisfree
The Lake Isle of Innisfree- by William Butler Yeats This poem was first published in the collection 'The Rose' in 1893, at the early stage of Yeats' life. At the time when Yeats was writing this poem, Ireland was divided into two sections; those who supported the British reign and those who wished for Ireland to be independent. Yeats had friends on both sides, but he fell in love with one who has particularly against the idea of British reign. One of Yeats' main interests was myth and Celtic poetry. The Lake Isle of Innisfree illustrates a dream he has of a beautiful natural place on the west side of Ireland. In this respect, Yeats is very similar to Wordsworth. The first line is a reference to the Bible (the Song of Solomon.) Like the spirit after death, rising to heaven. The poem was popularly believed to be a suicide poem. Maybe Innisfree is where he would like to be buried, like the old Celtic kings. However, unlike Solomon, who was united with the Shulamite Maid, Yeats was still longing for his soul to find its completion. He wishes to go to Innisfree to live a pastoral, free life. Even the name of the place he desires to go deliberately contains the word 'free'. He will build his shelter himself, the reader knows this by reading from the second line onwards, for everything will be natural honest and solid It will be build out of wood and mud and clay. The clay could
Analysis of "Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare.
Seven Ages of Man By William Shakespeare. Seven Ages of man is a poem written by William Shakespeare. It's actually a speech given by one of his characters named Jacques in his play As You Like it. Jacques is a pessimistic character who the poet uses to portray the life of a man in seven different parts. The first line of the poem "All the worlds a stage is a metaphor in which the world is associated with a stage. It is also the central metaphor around which the entire poem revolves. The next few lines also use similar terminology related to theatre. The word "All" in the first line establishes universality and we are told that men everywhere go through the same phases of life. The next line "...Just like actors, men and women in this world are not free to do as they will and are directed and controlled by their destiny. And just like actors in a play, the people make their appearances and go away i.e. they are born into this world and die. Because Jacques looks more towards the negative, he mentions death as in "exit" first and then birth or "entrance". This is because he looks at life's negativities closely. And so, this man, a player who has probably made an entrance plays seven main parts in his life. These parts are referred to as acts as in the line "And one man in his time plays many parts. His act being seven ages." When the child is born, he is an infant who
Difference and Similarities
Year 10 Pre-1914 Poetry Coursework In these poems Browning gives us an insight into minds corrupted by jealousy. Discuss how Browning makes effective use of the dramatic monologue to reveal the characters of the narrators, and shock the readers. Which did you find most shocking and why? A dramatic monologue is s type of poem. It is like a speech which reveals a character's thought and feelings. The poet takes on the role of this character and speaks as them. All dramatic monologues are written in the first person. The effect of this is to make the poem more personal. Robert Browning wrote his monologues in the 19th Century. "My Last Duchess" was set in 14th Century in Italy in a patriarchal society. "Porphyria's Lover" was set in 19th Century in England and lastly "The Laboratory" was set in 18th Century in France. Robert Browning's poems were popular because in the Victorians times it was a patriarchal society and the people who lived in the Victorian times were very strict and also had a restricted life. Therefore reading this in those times would have been especially strange and unusual to read about psychotic people killing their loved ones. The similarities between the characteristics of the narrators in the three poems. The first similarity is that the three poems have disturbed narrators who treat their lovers as a possession. In "Porphyria's Lover" we know this
Analysis Of The Historical, Social, And Cultural Context Of Hardys Short Stories Focusing Particularly On Tony Kytes The Arch Deceiver, Old Mrs Chundle And The Withered Arm.
Analysis Of The Historical, Social, And Cultural Context Of Hardy's Short Stories Focusing Particularly On "Tony Kytes The Arch Deceiver," "Old Mrs Chundle" And "The Withered Arm." All three of the above Thomas Hardy short stories are set in 1800s "Wessex" the name Hardy gave to that part of South-West England which includes: Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall Hampshire and Wiltshire. These three stories, "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver," "Old Mrs Chundle" and "The Withered Arm," take place around Dorchester, which Hardy calls "Casterbridge." Hardy based all these stories around the mid Nineteenth century. In each of Hardy's short stories the locations are very isolated and are cut off from the busy city towns and the rest of the World. Hardy's upbringing was very similar as he lived in the quiet countryside. This sense of isolation can mainly be seen in "The Withered Arm." Rhoda Brook and her son live in a lonely cottage away from busy day-to-day life. "Their course lay apart from that of the others, to a lonely spot high above the water meads." Also in "Old Mrs Chundle," it happens that she has lived at her cottage for thirty-five years and yet has not been to her nearest town Enckworth, only three miles away. "Why should I ever been to Enckworth." Her journeys are only to the market and she only manages to do this once a fortnight! Many of the journeys undertaken were short and
Discuss how Shakespeare makes the audience feel sympathy for Juliet in act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet
Discuss how Shakespeare makes the audience feel sympathy for Juliet in act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet especially in act 3 scene 5, many successful techniques are used such as: juxtaposition, which is a contrast between two ideas, feelings or behaviour; oxymoron's, the contrast between two words next to each other or close together, to create tension; dramatic irony, when the audience knows something but the character does not. This happens many times during act 3 scene 5 such as: when Romeo thinks they will meet again when he leaves Verona but the audience know that they will not. Both the Elizabethan and the modern audience feel sympathy for Juliet, as she had to be involved in an arranged marriage against her will this makes the modern audience feel sympathy for Juliet as she was being forced against her will and makes us feel uncomfortable to watch. Even though it's a way of life for the Elizabethan's it would still be uncomfortable for them to watch it, as they know that she is in love with someone else. The Elizabethan's would also feel anger against Juliet as she went behind Lord and Lady Capulet's back and married their enemy. They would feel sympathy for Lord and Lady Capulet, as this would be seen as very disrespectful and disobedient. When Romeo is exiled Shakespeare makes the audience feel sympathy for Juliet. For example "I
Romantic Poetry Analysis. John Keats On First Looking into Chapmans Homer reflects the many aspects of Romanticism
Poetry Analysis The romantic era rose out of and in response to the logical, more retrained forms of literature composed in the age of reason. It promoted the exploration of creativity in thinking, the joys of discovery and the enthusiasm and wonder evoked by mans complex relationship with nature. John Keats "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" in the latter part of the Romantic period yet accurately reflects many of the above mentioned ideas. In this poem, the excitable young poet passionately recounts his joyous response to "looking" at the ancient works of Homer (as translated by an Englishman). Typically for the Romantics, Keats uses comparisons, imagery and tone to demonstrate his feelings and reflects the aspects of Romanticism through the use of poetic techniques. As this essay will now show. The poem expresses the intensity of Keat's experience and reveals his love of poetry. "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" opens with the phrase "Much have I travelled in the realms of gold". "Realms of gold" is a metaphor implying world riches. This phrase also symbolises the world of literature and imagination which symbolises the world of literature and imagination which Keats is greatly passionate about. The term "godly" in the phrase "many godly states and kingdoms seen" gives a pleasing appearance and raises its standards to a high level of appreciation. "Round many
The poet Edgar Guest had a significant life. Although many people have not heard of his name, he was still one of the most widely published and accessible poets during the 19th and 20th century
Biography of Edgar Albert Guest The poet Edgar Guest had a significant life. Although many people have not heard of his name, he was still one of the most widely published and accessible poets during the 19th and 20th century and even to this day. To fully understand his importance, it is necessary to examine background, career, and influence he had on others through his poems. Edgar Guest was born on August 20th 1881 in the town off Birmingham, England (Poets.org). When he was ten years old, his family came to the United States and settled in Detroit, Michigan where he was educated. After Edwin (his father) lost his job, Edgar at the age of eleven began working as a copy boy at the Detroit Free Press part time. Later, Edgar's father died when he was seventeen years old and Edgar had to drop out of high school to support himself and his family so he started to work full time at the Detroit Free Press where he stayed for the next 60 years (Poets.org). He worked his way up quickly working through several jobs and eventually achieved a higher position. Edgar was soon known as the "scrappy reporter in a competitive town" (Poemhunter.com). Then on December 11th 1898 his first poem appeared in a newspaper column creating his remarkable career. (Poemhunter.com). During his mid-life, Guest's writing career bloomed into action. Soon he would be on radio shows, newspapers columns,
Poetry Comparison Between 'Charge of the light brigade' and 'Anthem of Doom'
'A Comparison between 'The Charge if the Light Brigade' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' The poem 'The Charge of the light brigade' is written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. His inspiration for writing the poem came after he read a article in The Times newspaper, but he was not actually in this battle. I think the poem is about the war with lots of men taking place in fighting. For example it says 'Charging an army'. This shows that the word 'Charging' can either mean as in getting ready for something, or it could mean running towards something. An army is also a big group of men who fight to protect. The poem 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' is written by Wilfred Owen and he was inspired to write this poem after he got shell shock, and was put in hospital. In my opinion, is about how the youth are doomed because of the war. It says 'their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, and each slow duck a drawing-down of blinds'. I think this means that they are young, for it says 'patient' which could mean they are still growing slowly, and because it says 'each slow dusk' which also emphasises the slowness of growing up. Then it says 'drawing-down of blinds' which demonstrates death. The ideas Tennyson wanted us to think about in 'The Charge of The Light Brigade'; I think is the men who are fighting, and what's going to come out of it. For example it says, 'Into the valley of Death, rode the
Compare and contrast the ways in which Maya Angelou and John Agard respond to others' ideas of their cultures and oppression.
Compare and contrast the ways in which Maya Angelou and John Agard respond to others' ideas of their cultures and oppression. Maya Angelou and John Agard's poems are both responses to someone or some people who have wronged them. John Agard sounds as though he is correcting a stranger on their use of the term "Half-Caste" and telling them exactly what he thinks is implied by these words and Maya Angelou seems to be addressing her demons and people like her abuser after she has become successful. Both works are concerned with prejudice. 'Still I Rise' is structured in couplets and has a very clear climax stanza. 'Half-Caste' doesn't flow like 'Still I Rise', rather is dishes out it's words in one big main course with a brief starter, tempting you to read on and discover what he means by "Standing on one leg, I'm Half-Caste", and a just desserts at the end for the unintentional offender. Both poets led very different lives, right from the outset. John Agard was born on a Caribbean island called Guyana, he was born to two loving parents. His father was black and his mother was white. He was well looked after as a child and his family could send him to school where he found his passion for Writing. Later he moved to England, Believing it to be a land of opportunity for a gifted writer. However at the time Agard moved to Britain the economy was a mess and the BNP blamed the
