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Buffy is a woman known for being strong, smart, and independent. The show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, teaches a multitude of life lessons, not to judge a book by its cover and that actions speak louder than words. Even though Buffy has incredible strength and is seen as an independent woman, she is still a teenager, within the episode “Hush,” she symbolizes typical teenage struggles. Near the beginning of the episode, Buffy is unable to focus during class instead she continuously daydreams. Buffy

. War like a monster eats their soul leaving only the shell, the body, which is useless has no emotions and cannot celebrate their victory or cry on their loss. Post-Traumatic stress disorder is what that render the soldier useless. The trenches reduce their inner being into nothing. Surviving on figs and experiencing death every day is what triggers Shell Shock. Owen then talks about ‘half-known roads’ in the last stanza of the Send-off. As the soldiers that will return will be plagued with the

Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen Since the threat of war in some part of the world everyday and because of the colossal impact that it has had on our lives, it doesn't seem surprising that it is a popular theme of poetry. Sonnets are an extremely passionate form of poetry, used to show how the poet feels in their heart; both Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen create this passion in excellent, but very different ways. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen is a Shakespearean sonnet reflecting

“The Soldier” was written by Rupert Brooke in 1914, just before World War One was about to begin, while “Dulce et Decorum Est.” was written by Wilfred Owen in 1917, during which Word War One was being fought harshly. Due to “The Soldier” being written before the War began, this poem depicts an idealized perception of war in which the subject topically seems honored to die for his country, and content to know that the blood of his country’s men will be shed in

The Solider by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, are two poems written during the time of World War One (WW1). Both poems are an example of each authors’ perception on war, Owens being about the spiteful reality and Brookes about the glory of dying one’s country. Although they are two very different perspectives both are based around the horrors of war and the unimaginable amount of deaths that WW1 had caused. There are numerous amounts of similarities between the two poems

language features used by Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke to express their perception of war. World War 1 was known at the time as the, the war to end all wars. The war fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, during this period of time the perception of war and the casualties of war changed immensely. This changed of perception can be established through the poets of Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke. In the poems, "The Soldier" (1914), by Rupert Brooke, and "Dulce et Decorum Est" (October

War is a subject that often stirs upon many emotions with those directly or indirectly involved. It may bring tears, memories of suffering and loneliness, struggles, or victories. Such disturbance of peace has wounded and killed many souls. It is on the battlefield we see the most hideous side of human nature, for every soldier's only objective on the battlefield is to survive and win. Many people have opposing views about wars which may have been developed over time based on many factors such as

Comparing Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est and Crane's Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War Is Kind   Both Stephen Crane's "Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War Is Kind" and Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" use vivid images, diction rich with connotation, similes, and metaphors to portray the irony between the idealized glory of war and the lurid reality of war. However, by looking at the different ways these elements are used in each poem, it is clear that the speakers in the two poems are soldiers who come

War Poetry - The soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen The poems "The soldier" by Rupert Brooke and "Dulce et decorum est" by Wilfred Owen are related to the events in WWI. These two poems concentrate on a similar subject, going to war, but have totally different points of view and contradict each other. Rupert Brooke has a patriotic point of view meanwhile Wilfred Owen has a critical opinion. Both of the authors use their own knowledge to show us how soldiers

Comparing The Soldier and Dulce et Decorum Est The Soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen were both written during world war one. War and death are the themes of both poems but they are written from different perspectives. Brooke seems to base his poem on myth because overall he says that it is good to die for your country while fighting at war is terrible and that it is every soldier for himself and not for your country. There are many