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How did poets in the early stages of World War 1 seek to glorify war and present war as worthwhile?
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Amanda McCarthy How did poets in the early stages of World War 1 seek to glorify war and present war as worthwhile? 'Who's for the game', 'The Soldier', 'In Flanders Field' and 'Rendezvous' are four poems that I feel are apt examples of typical poetry written in World War 1. Poetry throughout this period of time, share similar qualities of which I hope to explore further, one of these qualities is the recurring theme of the glorification of war. The themes of early war poetry tend to same themes that reoccur in most poems. These themes are glory, honour, duty, patriotism and a united front against adversary. All four poems seem initially different, in tone, language, and writing techniques, but all glorify war. I intend to explore how the different writing techniques used in the poems portray the same message, and how their poem glorifies war in its own way....
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