Compare the poems and comment on how the way Owen and...

Compare the poems and comment on how the way Owen and Southey convey their attitude towards war - Dulce et Decorum Est Dulce et Decorum Est tells the story of how Wilfred Owen experiences world war first hand and tells of his bitter angst towards the government who try to persuade young men to join the army. Owen developed many of his poetic techniques at Craiglockhart Military Hospital where he spent much of the war as an injured soldier, and was able to express his ideas and feelings on paper He uses the Latin phrase Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, which translates into it is sweet and glorious to die for ones country. Owen tells of how this phrase is wrong, how it is not glorious to experience the harsh†¦show more content†¦Owen then continues to give the audience a mental picture when describing the sounds and noises of war. Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired outstripped five-nines that dropped behind This tells us that the soldiers are struggling to walk as they are tired and oblivious to the noise of bombs, missiles and gunshots. Owen also uses similes and metaphors to compare certain things and really give an image. His hanging face, like a devils sick of sin The second stanza starts with the only speech of the whole poem: Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! It tells of a gas attack and how all the soldiers fumble and stumble to get their helmets on in time. All manage but one, who Owen sees reaching out to him and yelling, and how he was unable to do anything and could not help. He uses the lines to describe this: In all my dreams before my helpless sight He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning. These are strong lines that slowly close the second stanza. The final verse slows the poem suddenly right down as the death of the soldier who failed to get his gas mask on quick enough is described. Wilfred Owens second poem Anthem for Doomed Youth follows on from his view of war in Dulce et Decorum Est. It is a sonnet, which consists of 14 lines. The title tells of how it is a song for young soldiers who are going into war, and that before they have even entered the