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For many, the first world war was a journey from innocence to experience
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"For many, the first world war was a journey from innocence to experience" 'There is not anything more wonderful' to 'Lives are good for you.' This is one of many examples of how dramatically attitudes to war have changed, during and after world war one. Before World War 1 people thought that all the soldiers were heroes no matter what went wrong. A good example of this is the poem, 'The charge of the Light Brigade.' They charged into their death because of a huge mistake. This poem makes a disaster appear to be a triumph. 'Honour the charge they made.' The poet is trying to persuade people that the decision they made was for the best. Another method of persuasion used was rhetorical questions,' When can their glory fade?' This draws the reader's attention to the question making them think that their glory shouldn't fade because it was such a...
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