Essays on Wilfred Owen

War is pointless, as it means the death of innocent men and unbearable suffering, with no happy endings. Wilfred Owen was widely recognised as one of the greatest poets of the First World War. Wilfred Owen was an Englishmen who enlisted in Army, he then brought his war experiences into his poetry. Owen’s imagery conveys...

An individual’s depiction of war is inevitably influenced by the harsh realities of war, a destructive machine which results in the suffering of many in both physical and mental sufferings; this idea is evident in the literature of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth’ and Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Dead.’ Owen...

War is seen as a terrifying event, often resulting in mass numbers of deaths. In Wilfred Owen’s poems, Owen tells the various parts of World War 1, reflecting through his own personal experiences. He dives into the horrors of war, changes in weaponry and the changed conditions on the battlefront to illustrate the hideous parts...

Wilfred Owen blames his society for the deaths of all these young men, he believed none of the young men who fought was truly provided with the knowledge and understanding of the war and what they have gone into. Wilfred’s poems highlight how many young men are encouraged to enlist into the army all comeback...

Wilfred Owen’s writes an intensely intimidating poem that consist of various techniques. The Latin title is translated, “it is sweet and proper to die for one’s country.” Ironically ‘mori’ in means death, implying predictable finish for the soldiers. Reflecting the rich, suggests Owen’s target audience are well educated. He portrays war as a degrading experience...

It is the view of Marxist criticism that literary texts either support or subvert the existing economic and social systems. Wilfred Owen uses his war poetry to subvert and criticise the air of patriotic ideology ingrained in culture during the First World War, where patriotic propaganda was vital in the indoctrination and recruitment of young...

Both poems, ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou and ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen explore the theme of the past and its consequences upon the present. ‘Still I Rise’ is a positive and almost defiant piece of lyrical poetry, refusing to allow the poet’s troubled past to affect her present. It shows Angelou’s will power and...

Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ and John Keats’ “To Autumn’ both recount the power of natural forces. Owen writes about the harsh effects of winter on soldiers in World War I. Meanwhile, Keats personifies Autumn as vibrant and nurturing, yet there is a tone shift towards the end of the poem to foreshadow the ominous winter. Both...

The poem “Disabled”, written by Wilfred Owen, is about a man’s life before and after the war. This poem illustrates an underage boy applying to go to war by lying about his age because he thought that he wouldn’t have a hard time. This shows how persuasive propaganda was to people, it made people believe...

Both poems ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘Bright Lights of Sarajevo’ by Tony Harrison show suffering in gruesome and vivid ways. Owen’s poem portrays the suffering of an individual solider who has fought in the war and is now suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); on the other hand, Harrison tells us about the...