WAR WAR POETRYPOETRY

DULCE ET DECORUM EST DULCE ET DECORUM EST BY WILFRED OWENBY WILFRED OWEN

It is sweet and right to die for your It is sweet and right to die for your country.country.

It is a wonderful and great honour to fight It is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country.and die for your country.

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUESLANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

SIMILIE: “His hanging face, like a SIMILIE: “His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin.” devil's sick of sin.”

RULE OF THREE: “Guttering, choking, RULE OF THREE: “Guttering, choking, drowning.”  drowning.” 

RHYME: “Fitting the clumsy helmets RHYME: “Fitting the clumsy helmets just in just in timetime.” “And flound'ring like a man .” “And flound'ring like a man in fire or in fire or limelime” ”

CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSONBY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON

““The charge of the Light Brigade” was written The charge of the Light Brigade” was written as a tribute to the men who sacrificed their as a tribute to the men who sacrificed their lives in the Crimean war. Lord Alfred lives in the Crimean war. Lord Alfred Tennyson wanted to emphasize how people Tennyson wanted to emphasize how people will always admire, appreciate and value the will always admire, appreciate and value the sacrifice the soldiers made fighting for their sacrifice the soldiers made fighting for their country. This embodies the theme that it is country. This embodies the theme that it is noble, heroic and honourable to die fighting noble, heroic and honourable to die fighting for your country.for your country.

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUESLANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

REPETITION: “Half a league, half a REPETITION: “Half a league, half a league / Half a league onward" league / Half a league onward"

PERSONIFICATION: “Into the jaws of PERSONIFICATION: “Into the jaws of death” death”

RHETORICAL QUESTION:When can RHETORICAL QUESTION:When can their glory fade? their glory fade?

THE SOLDIER THE SOLDIER BY RUPERT BROOKEBY RUPERT BROOKE

Brooke tells of this imaginary place that is Brooke tells of this imaginary place that is much like England but better in respects to much like England but better in respects to possessing the power of a dreamier possessing the power of a dreamier environment where evil is forgotten.  environment where evil is forgotten.  Memories are restored of laughter and old Memories are restored of laughter and old acquaintances where everyone is at peace, and acquaintances where everyone is at peace, and dreams are lived out.  This place that Brooke dreams are lived out.  This place that Brooke describes is a mixture of England at its best describes is a mixture of England at its best and his interpretation of heaven. and his interpretation of heaven.

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUESLANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

PERSONIFICATION: “England PERSONIFICATION: “England bore, shaped, made aware.”bore, shaped, made aware.”

RHYME: “Her ways to RHYME: “Her ways to roamroam” “blest ” “blest by suns of by suns of homehome” ”

EMOTIVE WORDS: “Die” “Evil” EMOTIVE WORDS: “Die” “Evil”

ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH BY WILFRED OWENBY WILFRED OWEN

How in reality, death is inevitable How in reality, death is inevitable and unnecessary at war.and unnecessary at war.

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUESLANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

RHETORICAL QUESTION: “What RHETORICAL QUESTION: “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?”passing-bells for these who die as cattle?”

METAPHOR: “And each slow dusk a METAPHOR: “And each slow dusk a drawing–down of blinds.”drawing–down of blinds.”

PERSONIFICATION: “Only the PERSONIFICATION: “Only the monstrous anger of the guns.”monstrous anger of the guns.”