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How does Wilfred Owen present the horror and reality of war in his poems?
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How does Wilfred Owen present the horror and reality of war in his poems? '...But sweeter still and far more meet to die in war for brothers...' This is a line taken from a draft war poem by Wilfred Owen written before he realised the true horror and reality of war; entitled 'The ballad of Peace and War'. This poem contrasted strangely with his later work, when he wrote of how the fake glamour of war leads to unbelievable suffering. As a recent critic spoke of his poems: "...He has done as much as anyone to prevent the reading public from being persuaded ever again that death in battle is 'sweet and decorous'". Wilfred Owen's attitude to war changed form belief of brave, adventurous and exciting tales in war to bitter anger, anger at propaganda, the public and at war itself. It is this in his poems, which portrays the true horror...
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