War. One word with thousands of rather heavy meanings. It is not a pleasant word; it has a rather negative connotation to it. Like having a bitter taste in one’s mouth after brushing their teeth. When the word comes to mind, many people think of different topics that they associate with the theme of “war”. Some believe it had to deal with the battles fought and who claimed victory. Others tend to think of it as a riff between two opposing sides fighting over which cause they deem is morally acceptable. War is something that is seen differently among every breathing human on planet earth. It can also bring rather painful memories to mind, especially to those who survive and have to adjust to life after war. This was the situation that William Butler Yeats, and Wilfred Owens were put in. Both were born in …show more content…
Throughout both poems, both writers used rather graphic imagery to try and create a visual in the reader’s head of how horrific the war was. Which in turn would help portray that theme of despair and how much it hurt for these two men to serve in the war. “Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! -An ecstasy of fumbling fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, but someone was still yelling out and stumbling,” (Owen Lines 9-11). In addition, the two of them both used rather strong diction to also make the tone of their poems rather grave and depressing. This helped provoke the readers emotions by making them feel the despair that the two experienced. “The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere. The ceremony of innocence is drowned,” (Yeats Lines 5-7). Showing how despair was something that not only they felt, but what many other WW1 soldiers experienced. It shows how between the two poems, both authors used a rather strong writing style to try and get the reader to understand what went on during this horrible