In this essay, I intend to discuss the ways in which the poems Dulce :: English Literature

In this essay, I intend to discuss the federal agencys in which the poems DulceEt Decorum Est and Charge Of The Light Brigade act war. I testament discuss the themes of death, emotions, conditions and opinion.In Dulce Et, death is shown as horrific and that of terriblesuffering.His hanging face like a devils honk of sin.This simile describes the way in which the poet Wilfred Owen saw the men suffering. He uses an effective method of a metaphor, Devilssick of sin, and this metaphor shows just how august death is. Whena devil is sick of sin, it is no longer a devil, this means that theman described is no longer a human.However, in the Charge, death is shown as quick and clean.This is shown in the reiterate While horse and hero fell. Death is notdescribed in the detail of Dulce Et, because the poet wants to showwar as glorious and honourable, this could not be achieved if the poettalked active the horrible way in which the men die. The poet uses theword heroes because it shows the men as honourable and glorious, whichis the intended message of the poem.In Dulce Et, death has no glory and the men have no sense of dignity.The old lie Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.This quote shows that the statement that dying for ones own countryis a complete lie. Wilfred Owen does this to emphasise how horribleand undignified death really is. Owen wants to show that death has noglory and is undignified. The poet also uses Latin, because the readerwill recognise the language used is old fashioned, this will then makethe reader feel as though war is now old fashioned and pointless. Heuses the contrast of two languages to show the fight of views inthe two different time periods.In comparison, in the Charge, death is shown as honourable andglorious.When can their glory fade?This poem presents death as quick and without suffering, the poet saysthat the men who died for their country are glorious and should alwaysbe remembered. However, when both poems have been read, the r eadersees war as even more ineffectual because the men know that it is almostimpossible to achieve victory against so many enemies, so they are ineffect going in to the fighting to die for no reason. However, theCharges poet shows the men as honourable because they did notquestion the orders.Both poems show that death is not important. In Dulce Et, death is a