In ‘1914’, Owen uses imagery principally drawn from images of seasons and nature to expose the destructive nature of war. From the publication of ‘1914’ to the publication of ‘Futility’ his use of images changes from seeing war as an abstract thing, simply what he imagined it to be to something concrete in his mind that he can’t erase. Both of the poems are sonnet but interestingly not an ode to love which emphasise how Owen has used sonnets to adapt to suit his purpose of exploiting the ferocity of war.
As aforementioned, both of the poems are sonnets but are not about love. It could be suggested that ‘1914’ shows Owen is still very juvenile as tries to misuse the purpose of a sonnet and follows the basic structure of an octet and a sestet …show more content…
This is shown when a tornado is described as “foul”. The significance of this imagery is that a tornado literally destroys everything in its path therefore Owen successfully uses this metaphor to compare it to war which allows the readers to literally imagine a tornado when they think of war. The “tornado” could also be interpreted as a cycle because it keeps spinning around. This also links to Owen’s seasonal imagery because seasons too are like a cycle. “Famines” is also destructive imagery to describe the thoughts and the feelings of the soldiers. It could be suggested that Owen is implying that there is a shortage of thoughts and feelings when considering/starting war or that there is actually a shortage of thoughts and feelings of the soldiers at the front line. In addition, the words “perishing” and “rot” allude to the death that the war brings.
Furthermore, the scale at which Owen describes the war is relatively large. He makes reference to large places such as Greece and Rome affected by the war almost allowing the readers to picture a map whilst reading. In ‘1914’, there is reference to “Berlin” and “Greece” and “Europe” while in ‘Futility’ he only refers to “France”. He uses several places to refer to war in 1914 as if he wasn’t aware of the impact on one single country itself like France. This emphasises that from the publication of ‘1914’ and ‘Futility’ that Owen’s view on war changed from something abstract to more concrete in his
As aforementioned, both of the poems are sonnets but are not about love. It could be suggested that ‘1914’ shows Owen is still very juvenile as tries to misuse the purpose of a sonnet and follows the basic structure of an octet and a sestet …show more content…
This is shown when a tornado is described as “foul”. The significance of this imagery is that a tornado literally destroys everything in its path therefore Owen successfully uses this metaphor to compare it to war which allows the readers to literally imagine a tornado when they think of war. The “tornado” could also be interpreted as a cycle because it keeps spinning around. This also links to Owen’s seasonal imagery because seasons too are like a cycle. “Famines” is also destructive imagery to describe the thoughts and the feelings of the soldiers. It could be suggested that Owen is implying that there is a shortage of thoughts and feelings when considering/starting war or that there is actually a shortage of thoughts and feelings of the soldiers at the front line. In addition, the words “perishing” and “rot” allude to the death that the war brings.
Furthermore, the scale at which Owen describes the war is relatively large. He makes reference to large places such as Greece and Rome affected by the war almost allowing the readers to picture a map whilst reading. In ‘1914’, there is reference to “Berlin” and “Greece” and “Europe” while in ‘Futility’ he only refers to “France”. He uses several places to refer to war in 1914 as if he wasn’t aware of the impact on one single country itself like France. This emphasises that from the publication of ‘1914’ and ‘Futility’ that Owen’s view on war changed from something abstract to more concrete in his