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Commanding Officer War Poetry
1,746 wordsWith reference to poems of my choice show how the war poetry (Pre 20 th Century) reflect both the glamour and horror of war. The overall image that the reader can grasp after reading these poems is of a mans view of what war is and how it affects the human race. Full of tawdry lace, and glittering arms, they maybe thinking of seeing. However, after all the glamour and battery smoke, has faded and settled, what is it, that will know face them, will it be Parading round, and round, and round or ar...
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World War 1 Poets
1,926 wordsWorld War I was the first major war in which virtually every country took part. Because of the large number of countries involved in this war, there were many casualties by the time everything returned to normal. This war had a long lasting impact on just about everything. During the four years of the war (1914 - 1918) the number of known dead has been placed at approximately 10, 000, 000 and about 20, 000, 000 wounded. (Langer) Although the numbers of injured and killed were huge during the war...
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African American Poetry Nineteenth Century
1,010 words... bar called, The Colored Soldier depicts, as well as The Reason Why how African American soldiers fought bravely for the union. I think its horrible especially the line They were good to stop a bullet And to front the fearful fray. (African American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century) This shows how terrible it was on the blacks fighting for the south. It was terrible because the South, or the Union, was fighting to legalize slavery. They were used and abused as people. It seems they all stand ...
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Commanding Officer War Poetry
1,783 wordsWith reference to poems of my choice show how the war poetry (Pre 20 th Century) reflect both the glamour and horror of war. The overall image that the reader can grasp after reading these poems is of a man? s view of what war is and how it affects the human race. Full? of tawdry lace, and glittering arms, ? they maybe thinking of seeing. However, after all the glamour and battery smoke, has faded and settled, what is it, that will know face them, will it be? Parading round, and round, and round...
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B C D Wilfred Owen
971 wordsWar War Poetry Poetry Assignment War Poetry A popular theme for poets in the last century was war. Many famous poems were written about the two world wars, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars. For my report I have chosen six poems, three by Wilfred Owen and three by Australian poets. Anthem for Doomed Youth, The Send Off and Insensibility (1) were written by Owen during the first world war to express his anti-war attitude. Beach Burial by Kenneth Slessor, Homecoming by Bruce Dawe and Letter X...
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