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Comparison of 'The Soldier' was written by Wilfred Owen and 'Dulce et Decorum est' was written by Rupert Brooke.
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Choose two poems about war. Compare and contrast how each poem deals with the theme of war. 'The Soldier' was written by Wilfred Owen and 'Dulce et Decorum est' was written by Rupert Brooke. They were both written during World War 1, 'The Great War' between 1914 and 1918. World War 1 was a major defining event in Europe. This war was between England and Germany and it was mostly staged in the muddy battlefields of France and Belgium. The type of writing which both poets use was developed as a response to this war and it is known as 'war poetry'. Both writers write with authority as Brooke was in the English Navy during the war and Owen was in the British Army. Sadly, Owen was killed just one week before the end of the war. A lot of the soldiers were not killed in battle, their own living...
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