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Grass By Ernest Hemingway Analysis

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In Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Soldier's Home", and Carl Sandburg's poem, "Grass" both emphasizes ideas about war and the aftermath of it. Although both works describe war they are very different. Hemingway and Ernest use different techniques to convey its' message to its readers using such devices as repetition, point of view, and personification to appeal to its readers. Among the many similarities between these two works, they are different in expressing its thoughts on war. When many people think of war they fail to realize the aftermath and the impact it could have on a person, many people easily forget these heroes that have served in the war and fought risking their lives, similarly, both works share these thoughts, however, the authors use different techniques in conveying their message. "Soldier’s Home" is a short story, while "Grass" is a poem. In the story "Soldier’s Home" the main protagonist Krebs has just …show more content…

Hemingway uses third person for readers view Krebs from a different light. Opposed to Sandburg who uses the first person. Sandburg also uses personification and allusion. He uses personification to give the grass human like features. The grass acts as a human giving command saying "Shovel them under and let me work - I am the grass; I cover all." To show that it is nature's job to cover the aftermath of the war. He uses allusion referencing major battles that have taken place to prove his point. Both works uses repetition, in "Soldier’s Home" Hemingway states. "He did not want any consequences. He did not want any consequences." Likewise, "Grass" Sandburg states, "Shovel them under and let me work." The tone in "Soldier’s Home" is gloomy, depressing unlike "Grass" who is bitter. Their writing style is also different while Sandburg uses free verse in his poem Hemingway uses plain style

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