How does Owen change his affiliations in "Translations"? Discuss his role as translator and 'go-between'.
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Three poems by Wilfred Owen.
Three poems by Wilfred Owen GCSE English March 2002 Susan Raven Assignment: How does Wilfred Owen put across the horrors of war in his poems? This essay will consider three poems written by Wilfred Owen during his time serving as a British Officer on the French front during the First World War. The first work considered is Dulce et decorum est, second Spring Offensive and finally Anthem for a Doomed Youth. I will demonstrate Owen's ability to illustrate and explain the stark horrors and emotions he experienced and witnessed. Dulce et decorum est The title of this poem is Latin and translates to, 'How sweet and decorous it is to die for your country'. I take this to be an ironic gesture on the part of Owen, as to die in the manner or conditions described in the poem is far from sweet or honourable more of horror and despair, that would abhor those at home if they were aware of these conditions. The poem is written in Stanza form, a stanza being a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem, a verse. The first stanza describes the soldiers leaving the front line, the picture is one of pitiful, crippled men, they have lost their boots, uniforms are damaged and dirty like 'old sacks' and their feet are covered with blood, they limp through a terrain of mud and sludge (onomatopoeia). Owen described them "marching while asleep" and later using
Compare and Contrast the Presentations of the Individuals in Conflict with Society in Kesey(TM)s One Flew Over the Cuckoo(TM)s Nest and Barker(TM)s Regeneration
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Write a critical appreciation of the passage pages 52-56 paying particular attention to Friels exploration of the importance of naming and identity.
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Dulce et Decorum est
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The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the
Point of View The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the past and present tenses. The narrator of this novel is also a protagonist in this novel. He, Johnny, reminisces on his experiences with Owen Meany when they were children. In these reminiscing sections, the narrator uses the past tense to tell the reader that the events being discussed already occurred, that they are, metaphorically, carved in stone. When Johnny, reads from his diary, the narrator changes perspective to the first person. Because dates are important in this novel (dates such as Owen's fated day of death and Johnny's diary dates) a time change illustrates a change in not only Johnny's physical world but also in his amount of maturity and knowledge. In the diary, Johnny is much more mature and knowledgeable; he seems to have a purpose for writing the diary. That purpose is his dislike of the US because of the Iran-Contra affair and its similarities to Vietnam, during which Owen was killed. The changes in perspective, from past tense to present tense, develop Johnny as a man filled with bitterness. As his diary entries progress, he becomes more resentful of the US. Therefore, through the use of the diary, the author achieves a litmus test of Johnny's attitude. That is, judging by date of the entries, one can measure Johnny's hate. The
Manus and Owen: two contrasting fortunes. How do their attitudes and fortunes change?
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Danielle Risner 3rd AP Euro Hist .Appearing as they did in the first quarter of the 19th century, it is necessary to identify the Utopian Socialists according to how perceptively they understood and dealt with the massive challenge of industrial society. In this regard, it was Charles Fourier, Saint-Simon, and Own who seemed to have the most impact . It was Charles Fourier, who seems to have been the most utopian of the Utopian Socialists. What I mean by this is that although Fourier was aware of what was happening in England as a result of the Industrial Revolution, he rejected industrialism wholesale. He despised laissez-faire liberalism and the factory system not because of what effects they might have on human society, but because he believed that industrial society was a passing phase. He saw no need to rectify the dangers inherent in industrialism. He simply went beyond industrialism by ignoring it. Fourier's ideas seem quite fantastical and without ground in reality. Indeed, there is much in Fourier's writing that is pure nonsense. Yes, like some of the representatives of the early French communist movement, Fourier exhibits that almost characteristic pretension of the visionary: contradictory, confused, repetitive, chaotic and, of course, long-winded. Fourier wanted to elevate the status of manual labor, to rescue it from a long-standing tradition of
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How important is landscape in some of the literature you have studied on the Great War?
How important is landscape in some of the literature you have studied on the Great War? In 1914 world war one had only just begun. The style of poetry was changing and more poets were beginning to establish themselves. These poets contributed to a new anthology called 'Georgian poetry'. These poems contained a lot about the physical aspects of England and especially the green, pastoral ideal of England. These poems became not just descriptions of England but the very reason soldiers were so willing to fight. The earth and landscape embodied all that the soldiers were fighting for. Because of this the landscape of England became a symbol that was predominant in many war poems. Ivor Gurney used a lot of important imagery in his poems. 'To his Love' and 'Near Vermand' are two poems I will look at of his. In the poem 'To his Love' the speaker talks about the Cotswolds, this giving the pastoral, idyllic image of England. 'Where the sheep feed quietly and take no head', this line gives a very peaceful and tranquil image and creates a large contrast of the war. This theme continues with a very calm and natural image as it goes on, 'on Severn river under the blue'. The colloquial language used also emphasises the fact of the unspoiled image of the landscape around them. The 'violets of pride, purple from Severn side' are used very effectively contrasting with the harshness of the