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Compare pre twentieth century poem "The man he killed" by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), and twentieth century poem "Dulce et Decorum est.", by Wilfred Owen.
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The pre Twentieth century poem I have chosen is, "The man he killed" by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), and the poem I have chosen that was written after the Twentieth century is, "Dulce et Decorum est.", by Wilfred Owen. Both these poems are about war, life during and after these treacherous times, and its lasting effects. In Hardy's poem, the poet adopts the persons of a war veteran in the Boar war. The poem is about his actions in this war and their lasting effects. The poet talks of the person he shot, of how this person was just like him, "of hand like- just as I". How they could have met as friends in some "ancient inn" and could have shared a drink together, but instead they met as enemies, because they were on opposite sides in this battle. The language used backs up this statement; "I shot at him, as...
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