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WAR POETRY
For hundreds of years poetry has been used as a form of propaganda, in an effort to influence the minds of the brave young men who wish to join the war in the pursuit of glory. ... On the other hand many poets deem war as a immense waste of human life and endeavour to shock and drive fear into the hearts of its readers by exposing , with horrific detail , the cruel reality of war. ... “
This is an extremely Vague title as it gives us no clue as to the actual subject matter of the poem and in no way indicates that it has to do with war. ... Owen was himself once a soldier and saw Jessie Pope as an unfeeling civilian who supported the war from the safety of home. ... The poet describes war as if it were a game of football and gives the impression that going to war would be fun. ... ”
This line tells that the first women feels compassion for the other mother who is crying as she too has lost a son at war. ...
“The Charge Of The Light Brigade”
This poem refers to an actual battle which occurred during the Crimean war. ...
The first set of poems which I have chosen were written by poets who were very much in favour of war. These poets use their poetry as a means of recruiting new soldiers. They show very little regard for human life as they themselves do not have to experience first hand the horrors of war. On the other hand there are poets very much against war and see it as a complete waste of human life. ... The poet who wrote this poem was one of the most famous of all war poets. ... While in hospital he talked with other poets who convinced him to write about the cruel reality of war.
“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags,
we cursed through sludge”
These lines show us the affects that war has had on the men. ...
The poem “Disabled” shows the less heroic side to war. It shows how war has destroyed the life of a once energetic and popular young man. ... He is now restricted to sitting in a wheelchair all day with nothing to do but think bitterly on his life before the war. ...
“ And girls glanced lovelier as the air grew dim ”
In this line the young man thinks back to the days before the war when he was fit and able bodied and girls were interested in him.
“ …… before he threw away his knees ”
This is an alarming sentence as it seems that the poet is blaming the soldier and believes he should have known better than to go to war. ... ”
This tells that the officers knew that the boy was not old enough to go to war but were happy to send him to near certain death. ...
“Mother and son”
This is an anti war poem written by a poet named John Masefield.
Approximate Word count = 2429
Approximate Pages = 9.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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