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    In this poem, Richard Lovelace wrote to Lucasta, his lover, about having to leave her to go off to war. Lovelace uses words like “sweet” and “dear” to signal that he is writing to a romantic partner. His asking for her to not think that he is unkind suggests that he is aware that she may think that he is doing the wrong thing in leaving her, or more likely, that the act of going to war itself may cause him to do things that would be deemed unkind. Lovelace’s use of words like “nunnery” and

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    The two poems, “To Lucasta, going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen are both devoted to the subject of war. Lovelace’s poem was written in the 17th century and as well as almost all the poetry of the period has romantic diction. The war is shown as something truly worthwhile, glossed and honorable for a man. The protagonist is leaving his beloved for the battlefield and his tone is pathetic and solemn. He calls the war his new mistress and asks his beloved

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    Both “To Lucasta Going to the Wars” and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Richard Lovelace and Wilfred Owen, respectively, examine the many different aspects of war. Importantly, both poems have striking similarities and differences that reveal the impact of duty and honor as the most compelling reasons why men go to fight in wars. Both narrators within each poem are quite similar as they are both fighting for causes and for countries that they believe in. Both are most likely men who have gone to fight

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    English literature, “The Sullivan Ballou Letter” by Sullivan Ballou and “To Lucasta, Going To The Wars” by Richard Lovelace are very similar and different in many various forms of ways. These works of literature can be categorized as goodbye letters from two men who sent them to their wives to show their love, before they leave for different wars. “The Sullivan Ballou Letter” is written in American literature and “To Lucasta, Going To The Wars” is written in British Renaissance literature. The work

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    Lovelace was born in 1618, his birth place is unknown, but suspected to be either Woolwich, Kent or Holland. He was born into a wealthy family that owned a considerable amount of Kent. His father, Sir William Lovelace, was a wealthy Kentish Knight. He was a soldier and died during the Spain and Holland war in the Siege of Groenlo a few days before the town fell. When his father died, Lovelace was only 9 years old. His mother Anne Barne Lovelace was a prominent merchant and public official from

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    brainquotes.com). Born the sibling of four brother and three sisters, Richard Lovelace a poet of the 17th century. Born with wealth and accomplish in many things. Richard was the eldest son of Sir Williams and Anne Barnes Lovelace. Richard was a Cavalier poet and a Metaphysical poet. Richard father held a big position in the military. Richard was a great poet and had a wonderful and highly family. Richard Lovelace studied as for high school was good. Richard attended Dawson high school

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    Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” and Lovelace’s poem “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars” have different perceptions of war. Owen explores the ideas of depressing and dark tones while explaining his trauma were Lovelace tests his perspective of war through love and honor. These poets express their ideas when using imagery and diction to convey depressing emotions and love. Owen has uses imagery serveral times throughout his poem to explain his traumatic event. For example, the narrator writes

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    The two poems, To Lucasta by Richard Lovelace and Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, both have great references on how much war means to the soldiers of America. Some readers might say that the poems have too much imagery and graphic description, but many say it allows the readers to picture exactly what the soldiers were going through on a daily basis. The two poems describe the war and the different situations the soldiers encountered. The poems relate because they both describe how the soldiers

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    "War does not determine who is right- only who is left" -Bertand Russell Poetry set one, 'To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', and poetry set two, 'The Song of the Mud' and "Dulce et Decorum Est', have similarities and differences in their view towards war. Lovelace's message in his poem is that honor and loyalty for one's king should come above all else. 'To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars' was written in 1642, when the England's parliament went to war against

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    passionately in love with language,” W.H. Auden. Richard Lovelace was a prominent English poet with many renowned pieces including To Althea, From Prison, To Lucasta, and Going to Wars. Wether his works were inspired by other poets, politics, or great love he was and is still known to be one of the greats. Richard Lovelace was born into a wealthy family in 1618 in Woolwich. He was the eldest of four brothers and three sisters. His brother, Francis Lovelace, was a defender of Caermarthen in 1644 on the side

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