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A Comparison of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson with "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen
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A Comparison of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson with "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen War poetry is written for a variety of reasons. They may be written from the poet's personal experience or from second-hand knowledge; often an important factor affecting the poem's significance and viewpoint of war. A war poem may be written to console the bereaved: to reassure them that a soldier's death is a noble and heroic sacrifice. Glorifying war in poetry has also been used as government propaganda to keep public morale high and to encourage patriotism during a war. A poet who has served in a war may wish to express their personal reaction to the battle scene, they may write of the grief, terror and bitterness of war. A war poem could be written to depict the reality of warfare, a true image that aims to dispel...
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