Introduction:
• The Send-off is a poem written by Wilfred Owen where he addresses the cruelty of war and how soldiers who returned home were alienated from society. Owen also feels that it is horrific to have celebrations while these young men go to battle
• Wilfred Owen was an officer in World War I, who was sent to a hospital because he suffered from "shellshock". There, he met poet Siegfried Sassoon, who played a part in influencing him to write poetry about war and the suffering of soldiers. He later returned to the war, where he was killed.
Opening Statement and Title
• The Send-off expresses Owen 's thoughts that young men were sent off to war without knowing the truth of the horrors that they were going to face. He condemns authorities …show more content…
Through the use of alliteration, consonance, and punctuation, Owen creates an atmosphere where readers can see the extent of the message he is trying to convey.
• In stanza 1, 2, and 3 the rhetorical devices present include alliteration o Alliteration: In line 2, "sliding shed" uses the [s] sound to emphasize that the young men are being dehumanized as cattle and this alludes to them going to be slaughtered o "Grimly gay" (line 3) uses the [g] sound to emphasize how the soldiers putting on brave faces as they know that they are going into horrific battles however, are trying to console themselves o "White with wreath" (line 4) highlights funeral imagery and almost foreshadows the soldiers death using the [w] sounds o "Stood staring" (line 7) also uses the [s] sound to emphasize how the beggars were sorry to miss the soldiers only because they would have no income left
• In stanza 4, 5 and 6, the rhetorical devices include rhetorical questions and …show more content…
He is emphasizing that the soldiers left in trainloads however, only small numbers will return o Punctuation: Apostrophes and semi-colons are used when Owen wants to create a pause before he says what he actually means in order to emphasize it. "A few, too few" (line 18) shows how small numbers of soldiers returned home after war
Figurative Language
• Through the use of personification oxymoron 's, diction, and allusions, Wilfred Owen allowed readers to understand his favoritism towards brotherly affection rather than romantic love. These features enhance the meaning of the poem and allow readers to connect with the poem.
• Stanza 1, 2 and 3: o Diction: Very strong diction is created with the use of the words "darkening" (line 1) and "grimly" (line 3), which creates a dark and sorrow atmosphere as the young men are travelling to the battle, which could eventually bring their deaths o Imagery: "White with wreath" (line 4) shows how the wreaths are used to mourn the soldiers death and this brings the symbolism of funerals. This shows that is most likely that these young men are going to be killed during
• The Send-off is a poem written by Wilfred Owen where he addresses the cruelty of war and how soldiers who returned home were alienated from society. Owen also feels that it is horrific to have celebrations while these young men go to battle
• Wilfred Owen was an officer in World War I, who was sent to a hospital because he suffered from "shellshock". There, he met poet Siegfried Sassoon, who played a part in influencing him to write poetry about war and the suffering of soldiers. He later returned to the war, where he was killed.
Opening Statement and Title
• The Send-off expresses Owen 's thoughts that young men were sent off to war without knowing the truth of the horrors that they were going to face. He condemns authorities …show more content…
Through the use of alliteration, consonance, and punctuation, Owen creates an atmosphere where readers can see the extent of the message he is trying to convey.
• In stanza 1, 2, and 3 the rhetorical devices present include alliteration o Alliteration: In line 2, "sliding shed" uses the [s] sound to emphasize that the young men are being dehumanized as cattle and this alludes to them going to be slaughtered o "Grimly gay" (line 3) uses the [g] sound to emphasize how the soldiers putting on brave faces as they know that they are going into horrific battles however, are trying to console themselves o "White with wreath" (line 4) highlights funeral imagery and almost foreshadows the soldiers death using the [w] sounds o "Stood staring" (line 7) also uses the [s] sound to emphasize how the beggars were sorry to miss the soldiers only because they would have no income left
• In stanza 4, 5 and 6, the rhetorical devices include rhetorical questions and …show more content…
He is emphasizing that the soldiers left in trainloads however, only small numbers will return o Punctuation: Apostrophes and semi-colons are used when Owen wants to create a pause before he says what he actually means in order to emphasize it. "A few, too few" (line 18) shows how small numbers of soldiers returned home after war
Figurative Language
• Through the use of personification oxymoron 's, diction, and allusions, Wilfred Owen allowed readers to understand his favoritism towards brotherly affection rather than romantic love. These features enhance the meaning of the poem and allow readers to connect with the poem.
• Stanza 1, 2 and 3: o Diction: Very strong diction is created with the use of the words "darkening" (line 1) and "grimly" (line 3), which creates a dark and sorrow atmosphere as the young men are travelling to the battle, which could eventually bring their deaths o Imagery: "White with wreath" (line 4) shows how the wreaths are used to mourn the soldiers death and this brings the symbolism of funerals. This shows that is most likely that these young men are going to be killed during