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ESSAY ON 3 WAR POEMS

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ESSAY ON 3 WAR POEMS

No man wants to go to war and no government wants war but there are many different circumstances that lead to the action of war. Those involved in war will have political and personal views towards it. The
First World War was greeted with great enthusiasm and patriotism; however it was the war in which millions died compared to the wars after. In the past 200 years warfare has changed and with this change the ideas on war have changed too.

Wilfred Owen, Rudyard Kipling and David Roberts are well known war poets. Using a selection of their poems we hope to analyze the two conflicting views on war.

To understand what influenced the poets we need to get an idea of their social and historical background. …show more content…

He than counteracts these thoughts and statements by saying “Who stands if freedom falls?” and “Who dies if
England live?” By this I think he means that even if you die during this war you will live on through England and the freedom of mankind so fight because you have nothing to loose.

If you compare this poem to ‘The solider’ written by Rupert Brooke in the same year, you will find that the main view is the same. Both poems try to glorify warfare. I think this is because the poems were written in the early stages of WW1 before most of the blood was spilled, so both poets took the opportunity to recruit more soldiers.

Wilfred Owen was a solider in WW1 and battled at the front most of the war; because of this I feel his view on the war can be trusted.
Wilfred Owens poem ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ Was first published after the war in 1921 even though it was probably written between the years
1915 and 1918 like his other poems. I think this is because it describes the true horror of warfare so the generals didn’t want it published as it might discourage others from signing up to join the army. The title of the poem is

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