In Homecoming by Bruce Dawe and Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, the two authors used a range of poetic devices to represent their messages and theme. Dulce Et Decorum Est message is about the authors time in the war and their experience with gas attacks during world war 1 where as Homecoming is about bringing the dead soldiers home from Vietnam war. The two poems have the same overall anti-war message presenting that the idea of war is waste. Both Authors have used some similar as well as different language and poetry techniques to portray this message throughout the poems.
The two poems had very different structure styles to help present their messages. Dulce Et Decorum Est has a structure that resembles a French ballad, having two sonnets with irregular spacing. In the first sonnet it was written in the present in the narrative voice of 1st person and the second sonnet it was written as if he was looking upon the story as if it was his dream. The way this poem was set out is effective in the way that gives us a clear understanding of the overall message …show more content…
The mournful and depressive tone in Homecoming gives the message and feeling of bringing dead soldiers home. The use of assonance helped slow the poem down, the slow poem shows the dull emotion Where as the irritated and angry tone of Dulce Et Decorum Est gives the message that Owen doesn’t agree with wars are that he believes that war is a waste. Again assonance was used to slow down the pace of the poem so the emotions are shown. The emotion of this poem expresses Owens feelings towards the war and how he bitterly and incisively criticizes those who promote war as glorious. The emotion in the two poems successfully voices the anti-war feeling about war being waste and
The two poems had very different structure styles to help present their messages. Dulce Et Decorum Est has a structure that resembles a French ballad, having two sonnets with irregular spacing. In the first sonnet it was written in the present in the narrative voice of 1st person and the second sonnet it was written as if he was looking upon the story as if it was his dream. The way this poem was set out is effective in the way that gives us a clear understanding of the overall message …show more content…
The mournful and depressive tone in Homecoming gives the message and feeling of bringing dead soldiers home. The use of assonance helped slow the poem down, the slow poem shows the dull emotion Where as the irritated and angry tone of Dulce Et Decorum Est gives the message that Owen doesn’t agree with wars are that he believes that war is a waste. Again assonance was used to slow down the pace of the poem so the emotions are shown. The emotion of this poem expresses Owens feelings towards the war and how he bitterly and incisively criticizes those who promote war as glorious. The emotion in the two poems successfully voices the anti-war feeling about war being waste and