Jessie Pope

considered to some people as painful, but are there people in the this world that would scrutinize this as fun? There are two poems, "Who's for the Game?" by Jessie Pope and "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen, that contradict each other tremendously, but they both talk about war. In "Who's for the Game?", the point of view of Jessie Pope is that war should be something that is fun and encouraging

Jessie Pope was a journalist who wrote recruitment poems for the Daily Mail during the First World War. The poems she did write were positive propaganda poems for the war; her objective was to stimulate patriotism in the readers so that the men would join the forces. Pope wrote a persuasive poem where she compared war to a game. This is illustrated in the title 'Who's for the game?' It shows that her attitude toward war was that it was a great big event that everyone should

The poem Who's for the game. "Who would much rather come back with a crutch, than lie low and be out of the fun?" Throughout the poem "Who's for the game", Jessie Pope convinces many soldiers to go to war by asking questions in every stanza. "Who's for the game, the biggest thetas played, the red crashing game of a fight?", she asks the reader in an excited tone, allowing the soldier to have a very positive effect on war. 'Who wants to play in this fight?', as if to say that the idea

Masculinity and Femininity in Jessie Pope’s war poems: “War Girls” and “The Call” The world wars have greatly impacted modern British literature in the 20th century. There were many poems written about the period of war; some showed them in a positive light and some negative. Gender roles, gender relations on what means to be a man or a woman impacted greatly during this time. In particular with World War I, women in large numbers took over jobs in the homeland while the men were out fighting. Questions

‘Who’s for the Game?’ is a poem through which Jessie Pope’s war representation encapsulates the opinion of her culture: that war was fun, jovial and glorious that young person could earn if only he had the courage. Jessie Pope’s use of rhetorical questions influences the reader to enlist, otherwise they feel weak and cowardly like when she says, “Who wants a turn to himself in the show?” and “Who wants a seat in the stand?” Everyone wants to be brave and courageous so Pope’s use of rhetorical

which have completely different intentions one which encouraged men to fight for their countries and is patriotic, and the other showing the realities of war, “Who’s for the Game?” and “Dulce Et Decorum Est”. Who’s for the game” was written by Jessie Pope to encourage men to fight in the war. She was a propagandist who exploited the idea that it was a young man’s duty to go and fight for their country. Dulce Et Decorum Est” was written by Wilfred Owen, a soldier who single-handedly served in war

feelings to people who have experienced it in their lifetime. The poems “Who's for the Game?” by Jessie Pope and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen present very different opinions about being a soldier and the effects that war can have on a person. Each poet tries to persuade the reader's perspective on war by developing a distinct point of view through their language and imagery. To begin with, Jessie Pope’s poem “Who’s for the Game?” has a particular point of view regarding war. War is depicted

Est”. Who’s for the game” was written by Jessie Pope to encourage men to enlist in the war. She was a propagandist who conjectured the fact that war was incredible and that it was moral and sweet for a young man to die for his country. Whereas, “Dulce Et Decorum Est” was written

it translates back to how sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country. When ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ was first written in 1917, it was directed at the poet Jessie Pope, then the dedication changed to ‘a certain poetess’. However, this dedication was never published as Wilfred Owen wanted the poem to reach everyone and not just Pope. Pope was a famous WW1 poet best known for her pro war, motivational poems, her most famous being ‘Who’s for the Game’. The themes in ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ (DEDE) are

Based on the way the boys were found, hog-tied and cut, as well as rumors that started floating around, police started to suspect that the crime might have been part of a cult ritual. Damien Echols had been known to listen to satanic music and possibly was part of a satanic cult although he denied any affiliation with a cult or with the crime. Jason Baldwin was a friend of Echols however he was different in that he excelled in school and out of the three teenagers probably had the best shot of going