Owens

Professor Mattix Wilfred Owen: Opposing the war It is an unimaginable hardship to endure a terrible war such as Wilfred Owen did in World War I. In his poem, Dulce et Decorum Est, Owen describes his journey and thoughts about it. Through various forms of rhetorical devices such as point of view, imagery, and similes, Owen protests against the war and against those that believe that it is an “honor” to fight for one’s country. Being an officer in the British Army, Wilfred Owen was able to…

The main character of The Secret Life of Bees is Lily Melissa Owens, a 13-year-old girl (who turns 14-years-old later in the book on July 4) who lives with her father, Terrence Ray Owens (referred to as T. Ray), who is an abusive father. The year this novel is placed in is 1964, with all of the events occurring within a few months. Lily and her cruel father have lived on a peach farm alone since Lily’s mom, Deborah Fontanel, died when she was four-years-old. T. Ray informs Lily that she…

leaves a small gap between, (“In the old times”) and (“before he threw away his knees”) which again stresses the gap and again increases the anti-climax. He also uses a hyphen here, “He thought he’d better join – He wonders why.” (Line 24) Again Owen is creating an anti-climax but he is trying to stress the fact that the veteran feels as if he lost his limbs for nothing and he’s wasted his life for nothing, just a stupid mistake. “For it was younger than his youth, last year.” (Line…

Wilfred Owen was born in Oswestry. He was brought up and educated in Birkenhead and Shrewsbury. Being impressed by poems written by Keats and Shelley, Owen wanted to be a poet from the age of nineteen. He lived far away from his mother and was deeply attached to her. During 1913-1915, he worked as a tutor in France. Whilst teaching in France, he read and studied works of novelists and poets who were experimenting with rhyming patterns and assonance which became one of Owen characteristic of…

Diction and tone can greatly influence the theme(s) in written work. Richard Lovelace, Lord Tennyson, Mary Borden, and Wilfred Owen used diction to develop the themes within their poems. Furthermore, there is a difference in tones due to the writer’s era. Lovelace and Tennyson were influenced by Victorian ideals (1600’s and 1800’s), whereas Borden and Owen wrote during the early 1900’s – a time of war and dramatic social upheaval. This resulted in completely different perspectives and ideals…

The central idea of the poem “Futility” by Wilfred Owen is war. Owen’s choice of title ‘Futility” highlights his views on the subject. That being - war is pointless and bears no honour or glory. Owen stresses that war only causes destruction and death. The poem is about a soldier who has recently died on the front line of the war. Although we as readers do not know who the dead soldier is; it appears that the speaker knows him and his background well. The speaker wants to move the soldier’s…

Inspired by the events of the 1991 Gulf War, Gillian Clarke’s Lament effectively describes the impacts of war on the surrounding environment and wildlife. Although written specifically about the Gulf War, the message of the poem can be applied to the present day - using only words, Clarke paints a vivid picture of the effect of humanity’s behaviour on nature and its inhabitants. Similarly, Boey Kim Cheng’s Report to Wordsworth illustrates the extent of the damage done to the environment. Written…

I choose the songs “Walkin’ After Midnight” by Patsy Cline (1957), “Darkest Valley” by Group 1 Crew (2012), and “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” by Relient K (2004). I choose these three pieces because they are all something that I listen to regularly and they demonstrate a variety of styles in music. Patsy Cline was an iconic female country singer that won awards at the Deejay Convention, won Billboard’s “Most Promising Country & Western Female Artist,” and Music Vendor’s “Greatest Achievement…

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