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Analysis Of The Poem 'For The Fallen' By Wilfred Owen

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During World War 1, a poet and soldier named Wilfred Owen wrote multiple poems about what happened around him during the war and his views on it, his view on war was completely different to others such as For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon. Owen shows what the reality of war is and explains what he has seen during the war. Firstly the way he describes war as, Secondly what the soldiers have to deal with during the war, thirdly what the effects on the families and friends of the soldiers.

Firstly, the way Wilfred Owen Describes war as is. A terrible use of human life and says in the very end of the poem "The old lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori" meaning: It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country. Propaganda is used largely during …show more content…

One example that is in stanza 2 in the first 4 lines is "Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! -- an ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out and stumbling and flound'ring like a man in fire or lime" this was a real thing that happened to Wilfred Owen and his platoon and this is one of the things that described the effects and it is a horrible sight and gave him nightmares for the rest of the time he lived during the war before he was killed, The amount of gear they had was terrible they didn’t have much gear and what they had was of poor quality for example the gas masks they were big hard to use and uncomfortable which meant if a gas attack happened they would have a hard time surviving as they took a long time to put on and also the clothes they had were not of good quality which meant that they were getting cold and wet a lot easier which lead to sickness and diseases. Also the fact that they had very little idea of what the time was or where and who they were facing so they couldn’t tell where they were …show more content…

and to sum that all up, War has a terrible cost and Owen believes that it shouldn’t happen and it is a waste of life. What I believe is that war should only happen when it is needed not just for oil or the amount of land you own and that every side of the war has a different view on it and what one side sees as good the other side sees as bad and

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The metaphor "an ecstasy of fumbling" depicts the chaos and confusion of the soldiers at this moment. The repetition of "Gas! GAS!" creates a sense of urgency and terror as the soldiers try to save themselves from the poisonous gas. The third stanza describes the death of a soldier from the gas attack. The metaphor "watch the white eyes writhing in his face" creates a haunting image of the soldier's pain and suffering.

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Both Ted Hughes and Wilfred Owen present war in their poems “Bayonet Charge” and “Exposure”, respectively, as terrifying experiences, repeatedly mentioning the honest pointlessness of the entire ordeal to enhance the futility of the soldiers' deaths. Hughes’ “Bayonet Charge” focuses on one person's emotional struggle with their actions, displaying the disorientating and dehumanising qualities of war. Owen’s “Exposure”, on the other hand, depicts the impacts of war on the protagonists' nation, displaying the monotonous and unending futility of the situation by depicting the fate of soldiers who perished from hypothermia, exposed to the horrific conditions of open trench warfare before dawn. The use of third-person singular pronouns in “Bayonet

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The reality remains that there is nothing glorious about the death and destruction that results from war. Establish context: Towards the end of “Dulce et Decorum Est”, the narrator explains how many young men are ready and willing to become a soldier for their country. In fact, this is the last line of the entire poem, when Evidence: “ The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori” (Owen 27-28). Analysis: This Latin sentence translates into: It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country. It is interesting how Owen capitalizes the word “Lie”, as this emphasizes the deception displayed by those who want young

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At that point the reader begins to see different light, understanding how Owen felt as he witnessed death first hand. Once the title of the poem has been read in its entirety, the meaning of the poem is enhanced. Now “Dulce et Decorum Est” implies a false cover, implying that war is sweet and brings one glory to serve the country. When in reality the reader learns that war is not kind, and takes without mercy no matter what side a soldier is fighting for.. “Sweetness” begins to mean “Sadness”, and from the title one would assume that war shows kindness to those willing to fight, but instead Owen explains how the honor of fighting in battle doesn’t mean anything when one becomes a forgotten corpse, left to rot amongst

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He lost his youth and liveliness on the battlefield. Pouring of blood took his youth and liveliness away. With the phrase ‘’lapsed in the hot race’’, Owen conveyed that war is a waste of time, it just affects individuals negatively. A phrase that portrays the feelings that he had when he joined the army is, ‘’He thought of jeweled hilts for daggers in plaid socks’’. He thought the war will give him glory.

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