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Compare and contrast the attitudes to the First World War in the poetry you have read. Focus in detail on four poems, two of which should be by the same author.
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Compare and contrast the attitudes to the First World War in the poetry you have read. Focus in detail on four poems, two of which should be by the same author. By Luke Harris 10R/T When the war started the general feeling of the English was that the war was great and would be over before Christmas. This is evident in much of the early war poetry. As the war progressed, however, people began to feel disillusioned and eventually had an overwhelming feeling of futility in that so many lives were wasted for such little gain. The people back home were left feeling bitter as they gained knowledge about the suffering these young men had endured. The poetry I am going to analyse 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke, 'Cricket' by Jessie Pope, 'Dulce et Decorum est' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen reflects these changing views. Rupert Brooke was born in...
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