Who's For The Game Poem Analysis

This poster was published in 1943 and created by Maurice Bramley to encourage women to help and support the national service office for the war. The words, ‘join us’ clearly explains how they are recruiting people to conduct a certain type of activity. When men were at war, women were encouraged to fill in the traditional jobs roles that men carried on before. Hence, posters of recruitment quickly filled the streets and roads encouraging women to help.

At the start of the war the use of recruitment propaganda was quite minimal. However, over time when people started to realise the devastation and death toll of the war, less people volunteered. Therefore, the government increased the amount of propaganda by hanging more posters, publishing newspapers and more, in the effort to increase their chances in defeating the Ottoman Empire. The government used methods of manipulation in their posters such as targeting people’s sense of patriotism, guilt, mate ship as well using atrocity propaganda and women to advertise their campaign. For example in the poster ‘it is nice in the surf but what about the men in the trenches’, evidently shows how the government tries to make men feel a sense of guilt

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Jessie uses strong techniques of language to encourage young men to recruit. In essence, this poem is based around the comparison of war to a sporting game. In lines 1 and 2, we can see this metaphor being created with the words "...the game, the biggest that's played" and "game of a fight". This light hearted tone continues when Jessie utilises the idea linking nature of rhyme to contrast the courageous options and the cowardly options, seen in lines 2 and 4, "Who's for the game... and who thinks he'd rather sit tight?" The use of rhetorical questions makes the reader feel that they are being questioned upon; if they would take part in the fun and sporty game or if they would rather sit back and relax at home. Therefore, the readers are influenced to think that if they didn't enrol in the war, they were cowardly and would miss out on all the 'fun'. After reading these lines, it is clear to the reader that Jessie has represented war as a noble and glorious game. The quote "Who would rather come back with a crutch" suggests that her representation of war is mild, never mentioning the horrors of

Two boys named Josh and Harold were going to a Cardinals game. When they were walking

In the poem “The Poem You Asked For” is written by Larry Levis. Before reading the poem, I looked over some of the word choices the poet chose to use. For some reason the word that stood out to me the most was the word “shit.” I believe that this word stood out to me the most because I am not use to seeing profanity in a poem or even a short story. I think most authors and poets use profanity to get the reader’s attention. Although some people might think it was not a good word choice but overall, I think it was a good word choice for the poet to use, When reading a poem, it can be tricky for me to understand what the poet is trying to get across. Although in this poem it was easy for me to understand the poet’s meaning. He used specific word

Lorna Dee Cervantes' poem, “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”), is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico, and an address to the speaker's dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic, consistently alternating between Spanish and English, Cervantes accurately represents the fear, hatred, and humility experienced by the “Californios” through rhythm, arrangement, tone, and most importantly, through use of language.

they had no where else to go. The men were happy to receive this break

What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!” In this line of the poem, the author tells us here that even after thousands of hits by the cowards they had to work for, they still never gave in and always focused on being free men and women. Also even though lives have been lost, they still stayed strong and focused on being free, they still kept fighting back for freedom. another example of being free is in “I, Too”, in the “Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes.

Wilfred Owen is almost begging someone (probably the ones who recruit the youth) to tell the world the truth about war, how tarrying everyone is and how difficult is to go on, to keep the hope. For the soldiers there are no dreams of a noble death that everyone will remember through stories. There are no legends that will become myth in their fighting, but real people and real horrific death. The concept of “heroism” that exists from classical literature is not longer valid.

The overall message in this poem is a drill sergeant educating young soldiers and preparing them for the harsh reality of war. He is not playing ‘Mr. nice guy’, he is being tough and strict to give the soldiers no easy way out.

In the satirical poem, Ad (1938), author Kenneth Fearing, founding editor of Partisan Review, asserts that people mindlessly accept the practices of war and suggests people are too willing to join war without the idea of consequence. Fearing’s poem is stylized as an advertisement for soldiers to fight in World War 2, however, the heavy satirical tone makes it clear this advertisement is for gore and not for glory. Fearing uses diction, style, and imagery to reveal his theme of anti-war. The diction is placed strategically, showing the true means of war and bloodshed, the style containing strong italicization and capitalizations, and using imagery to give the audience a true look into just how real war is. Kenneth Fearing’s poem reached millions

The poet then presents a scene of patriotic relevance as he describes a scene of a regiment marching into battle with their “flag” and “Eagle with crest of red and gold” (17-18). When people think of flags, they think of patriotism and representing their country. Eagles also symbolize freedom but as readers can witness in the work, the poet makes it seem as if these men were created not to enjoy the gift of life for one moment by him saying “These men were born to drill and die” (19). This comes across to the reader as almost inhumane. Then by illustrating an image of a field of thousands of dead corpses makes any reader wonder why people even go to war. The whole fourth stanza paints a picture of living human being going into a battle with most, if not any, making it out alive. Like stated before, the speaker in the poem builds a case for those people that opposed to war even though the title of the poem might

“He was drafted in drums and cheers...some cheered him home, but not as the crowd cheers goals. Only a solemn mad thanked him” Owen shows the irony of the poem by showcases the perspectives of the people. Owen compares the casting of war to a football game. Usually when going off to war or starting a game the soldier is drafted out in cheers by thousands of people and you would expect the same level of cheers to return to or finish with. However in this case only one person thanked him for the hard work which he produced at war. The quote then showcases the irony of the poem. The readers then begin to realize how insensitive people are to completion of war. The insensitivity of people then causes the readers to feel enormous pity and compassion towards the subject on showing bestowed respect and honour towards

Some of the poems and essays I have read during this class were relatable to me. Being away from college, I have struggled with not being at home. I have become a different person when I am at school, but when I am home, I feel like I am my normal self again. Some of these authors of the poems and essays that I have read throughout this class has struggled with being somewhere where they don’t belong and that they are someone else when they are not home. Unlike the other poems and essays we have read throughout the course. I enjoyed reading the ones about “home” because I actually understood what they are going through and that I can relate. Some of these poems and essays include “Going Home” by Maurice Kenny, Postcard from Kashmir”, by Agha Shahid Ali, “Returning” by Elias Miguel Munoz and “Hometown” by Luis Cabalquinto. All of these poems deal with duality.