Introduction
Wilfred Owen joined the army in 1915, where he fought on the Western front, experiencing shellshock. Owen developed his war poetry by getting inspiration from Siegfried Sassoon who was a poet himself. (bbc.co.uk) Rupert Brooke was also a soldier who fought In World war 1, but did not experience it fully, due to his death in 1915, when the war was not over at all.
Through the poems of Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke, form, structural devices, figurative language, and sound devices will be explored further to show the contrast in viewpoint of glory between the two poets. Wilfred Owen despises the concept behind young men giving up their lives just for the country’s glory, as he thinks it is worthless. He portrays war as a meaningless …show more content…
Caesura is used in the first line which slows down the reader with the colon, sucking them into a serious atmosphere, because of how the poem starts with “War broke”. The audience would feel a sense of unease, as it caesura gives them space to imagine all the pain and suffering people must go through. A simple hook effectively startles the reader. The caesura also helps lead the reader into the next idea Owen wants to present, which is “the Winter of the world” (Line 1), reflecting the destruction the war creates. Enjambment is later used at the end of line 1 to create a sense of moving forward, as it can easily emphasize the darkness, which is described as “perishing” (Line 2), highlighting the hostility.
Rupert Brooke displays a much more different perspective of war through structural devices. Starting off with the use of caesura, line 1 of “The Soldier” presents the idea of death, where he questions his possibility of dying by writing “If I should die”. He then pauses the reader down as the poet slowly reveals how he should be remembered. This manipulates the reader as this sense of glory for fighting increases, due to the romanticized tone. In addition, Brooke uses refrain, by referring to “England” or “English”, enhancing the patriotic
Wilfred Owen joined the army in 1915, where he fought on the Western front, experiencing shellshock. Owen developed his war poetry by getting inspiration from Siegfried Sassoon who was a poet himself. (bbc.co.uk) Rupert Brooke was also a soldier who fought In World war 1, but did not experience it fully, due to his death in 1915, when the war was not over at all.
Through the poems of Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke, form, structural devices, figurative language, and sound devices will be explored further to show the contrast in viewpoint of glory between the two poets. Wilfred Owen despises the concept behind young men giving up their lives just for the country’s glory, as he thinks it is worthless. He portrays war as a meaningless …show more content…
Caesura is used in the first line which slows down the reader with the colon, sucking them into a serious atmosphere, because of how the poem starts with “War broke”. The audience would feel a sense of unease, as it caesura gives them space to imagine all the pain and suffering people must go through. A simple hook effectively startles the reader. The caesura also helps lead the reader into the next idea Owen wants to present, which is “the Winter of the world” (Line 1), reflecting the destruction the war creates. Enjambment is later used at the end of line 1 to create a sense of moving forward, as it can easily emphasize the darkness, which is described as “perishing” (Line 2), highlighting the hostility.
Rupert Brooke displays a much more different perspective of war through structural devices. Starting off with the use of caesura, line 1 of “The Soldier” presents the idea of death, where he questions his possibility of dying by writing “If I should die”. He then pauses the reader down as the poet slowly reveals how he should be remembered. This manipulates the reader as this sense of glory for fighting increases, due to the romanticized tone. In addition, Brooke uses refrain, by referring to “England” or “English”, enhancing the patriotic