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Discuss two poems that present a very different view of war.
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Discuss two poems that present a very different view of war Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and Jessie Pope's 'Who's for the Game?' are both effective poems to study when making a comparison between pro and anti war poems, as there is definite contrast between the two. The primary difference is that Owen's poem is very much anti-war, whereas Pope's poem takes a pro-war stance. As the poems are so fundamentally different in their approach to the topic, it is not surprising that the rhyming schemes and language employed are also vastly different. The first poem I studied was 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen. This poem is a sonnet with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd effe gg. This is a traditional format, which is not surprising considering that the highly educated and experienced poet, Siegfried Sassoon, helped Owen develop the format of his poetry greatly during this...
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