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Rupert Brooke’s five sonnets, “Peace”, “Safety”, “The Rich Dead”, “The Dead” and “The Soldier”, known collectively as “1914”, were immensely popular during the First World War, his poems were reprinted, on average, every eight weeks of its duration. Brooke also received great admiration and respect from his contemporaries both during his time as a pre-war […]

War in general is a vastly expansive topic. It is an inclusive universal experience, which involves people of all ages. As a result of this universality it triggers many feelings in a person to express their emotions; this is normally shown through poetry or novels. Being such an emotive topic, which Shall result from the […]

During World War I, Wilfred Owen witnessed unimaginable events that are hard for modern society to comprehend. Nevertheless, he managed to express the harrowing incidents in a way that elicits empathy from those who have never experienced trench warfare. Owen was successful in conveying his emotions and observations from the war. In his poem ‘Dulce […]

The Poems “Who’s for the Game” written by Jessie Pope and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen were written during World War 1, both of these poems have different views on the War. Jessie Pope was born in 1870 and died in 1941 she was best known for her World War 1 poems but […]

Through this course segment, I’ve gained insights into war poetry. I have thoroughly analyzed the works of esteemed authors and poets such as Rudyard Kipling, Robert Southey, Walt Whitman, Thomas Hardy, Edgar Wallace, and most notably Lord Alfred Tennyson. Tennyson is praised for his position as Poet Laureate alongside writing ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’. […]

‘The old lie’ was the traditional view of war, which is honourable, glorious and heroic to fight and die for your country. During the time when Tennyson wrote his poem, ‘The charge of the light brigade’ (1854), everyone felt that dying for your country in action was honourable. But this view of war slowly changed […]

Both of the poems named above are about war. They are on the different aspects of war from two peoples’ point of view. ‘Joining the Colours’ is by Katherine Tynan, a woman who did not go to war and stayed at home. She did not know what life was like in battle but wrote her […]

Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen are both poets who fought for England in the First World War and both base their poetic material almost entirely on the situation they were in. However, distinct differences can be seen in their individual approaches to their common theme of war. An example of this difference can be seen […]

The First World War served as undeniable evidence that the 19th century had truly come to an end. The traumatic experiences of this conflict deeply affected the mentality of the English people and marked a significant shift in their perception of death and honor. The previously prevalent sentimentality of Victorian poets, who spoke about these […]

Despite both ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ depicting the downfall of soldiers in battle, they each convey this event uniquely. ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’ is deeply based on the experiences from World War I as narrated by Wilfred Owen, who shares his personal struggles and incidents during the conflict. […]

Reviewing Steven Spielberg’s “The Empire of the Sun” allows me to approach the movie from a new perspective, as I had previously watched it. Jamie (also known as Jim) is a central character who must adapt to societal changes during wartime to survive. The plot follows Jamie, a student living in Pearl Harbour with his […]

The setting of the poem contributes greatly to the meaning. The title, “Casualty-Mental Ward” is essential to understanding the setting. I personally think that the setting takes place in a mental ward itself and that the speaker is a patient there. This can be seen by looking at line 16, “As all eyes close, they […]

Is it feasible for an inexperienced young girl to manage a farm without any assistance and triumph despite the ongoing war? The novel Gone with the Wind, authored by Margaret Mitchell, illustrates the challenges faced by Scarlett O’Hara as she tries to adapt to her life during the American Civil War. Despite starting off as […]

My essay is going to discuss the comparisons and contrasts of the three poems I have chosen. The first is called ‘In Flanders Fields’ and is written by John McCrae, born in 1872-1918. McCrae was a Canadian doctor who first served as a gunner in Europe and gradually became a military medical officer. He partook […]

The poem Funeral Blues is about the death of the poet’s very close lover, we are not sure exactly who this person is but the poet was obviously close to him. The poet expresses his deepest feelings in the poem by trying to stop everything in the world while he grieves for the death of […]

The First World War commenced on August 4th, 1914, with hostilities between soldiers from Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the USA against troops from Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. World War One had multiple causes, including conflicts over Alsace-Lorraine between Germany and France and disputes between Russia and Austria-Hungary regarding the Balkan States. Additionally, Germany’s […]

Throughout the play, Joan Littlewood aimed to create a relaxed atmosphere for the audience. With singalong songs and the presence of clowns or pierrots, the goal was to entertain and elicit a positive response. An M.C opened the show, telling jokes and engaging with the audience in order to make them feel comfortable and relaxed. […]

By selecting to peruse All Quiet on the Western Front, penned by Erich Maria Remarque and later translated into English by A. W. Wheen, I was taken to France’s Western Front in 1918 during World War I – a conflict that arose after Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to Austria’s throne, was assassinated. Despite […]

Boccaccio’s The Decameron is today acknowledged as a masterpiece of medieval literature, and its influence can be seen in the work of other great writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare. Yet, the intellectual elite of his time rejected his masterpiece when it was first published, overlooking his wit and ingenuity and choosing instead to decry […]

There have been many wars throughout time. Most people learn the facts through: papers, films, books or poems, but I am comparing two similar poems which have different meanings. Wilfred Owen who wrote the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ or Lord Alfred Tennyson who wrote ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. They are both based […]

‘The Soldier’, penned by Wilfred Owen, and ‘Dulce et Decorum est’, authored by Rupert Brooke, were both written during the period of World War 1, also known as ‘The Great War’, which took place from 1914 to 1918. This conflict was a significant event that shaped the course of European history. During World War 1, […]

During and before the First World War, between the year 1914 and 1918, there were many recruitment banners, recruitment poems, and many other ways to encourage young men to go to war. When the war began in August 1914, Britain relied only on a small professional force, unlike most other European and Global countries that […]