As a poet, I am sure you are aware of the English poet Wilfred Owen, who wrote “Dulce et Decorum Est.” Indeed, you featured Owen’s poem in one of your English books titled Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Including Owen’s poem in the anthology helped change my perspective of war. Before reading this poem, I was unaware of the horrific events that took place during war. Unfortunately, I am concerned since I have heard you may not include this poem in your next anthology. Consequently, removing Owen’s poem would hold the truth from readers of what takes place during war. Owen tells us about the reality and cruelty of war through visual imagery and similes. Mr. Kennedy, I ask you to please keep the poem in the
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Consequently, these lines give you the image of these young boys stumbling over one another desperately trying to reach a gas mask. Unfortunately, not everyone got a gas mask in time. Owen provides an image of one boy stumbling over and flailing. Then, the horrifying image of watching a young boy dying through the glass of a mask. Owen helps us see the cruelty of the gas attack through imagery.
Owen uses visual imagery to show the exhaustion and fear that soldiers experience during war. Indeed, war causes soldiers severe exhaustion. Owen notes “And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep” (lines 4-5). Clearly, these men were fighting the exhaustion as they march. Men were forced to continue walking, although they were severely exhausted. Owen states they were “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks…” (1). Immediately, after reading the previous two quotes you can imagine the men hunched over while barely able to keep their eyes open. Additionally, the experiences they had during war were frightening. Owen mentions in his poem that they witnessed death and murder. Given that, most of the soldiers were very young this would be a horrifying experience. These strong examples of imagery re-emphasize the cruelty of …show more content…
Owen experienced the same pain and suffering that all soldiers do. Therefore, he knows exactly what caused the pain and suffering. Indeed, Owen knows what horrific events take place and the exhaustion soldiers feel during war. Owen compares “His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin…” (20). This line shows how much pain the soldiers felt by comparing their facial expressions to a devil. In other words, the pain and suffering soldiers endured was even too much for the devil himself. The previous simile example emphasizes the reality and cruelty of war in a strong
Consequently, these lines give you the image of these young boys stumbling over one another desperately trying to reach a gas mask. Unfortunately, not everyone got a gas mask in time. Owen provides an image of one boy stumbling over and flailing. Then, the horrifying image of watching a young boy dying through the glass of a mask. Owen helps us see the cruelty of the gas attack through imagery.
Owen uses visual imagery to show the exhaustion and fear that soldiers experience during war. Indeed, war causes soldiers severe exhaustion. Owen notes “And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep” (lines 4-5). Clearly, these men were fighting the exhaustion as they march. Men were forced to continue walking, although they were severely exhausted. Owen states they were “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks…” (1). Immediately, after reading the previous two quotes you can imagine the men hunched over while barely able to keep their eyes open. Additionally, the experiences they had during war were frightening. Owen mentions in his poem that they witnessed death and murder. Given that, most of the soldiers were very young this would be a horrifying experience. These strong examples of imagery re-emphasize the cruelty of …show more content…
Owen experienced the same pain and suffering that all soldiers do. Therefore, he knows exactly what caused the pain and suffering. Indeed, Owen knows what horrific events take place and the exhaustion soldiers feel during war. Owen compares “His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin…” (20). This line shows how much pain the soldiers felt by comparing their facial expressions to a devil. In other words, the pain and suffering soldiers endured was even too much for the devil himself. The previous simile example emphasizes the reality and cruelty of war in a strong