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My Company by Herbert Read - Write a critical appreciation of the poem, discussing how far its themes, methods and effects are characteristic of Great War literature.
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SECTION A Write a critical appreciation of the poem, discussing how far its themes, methods and effects are characteristic of Great War literature. The poem "My Company" by Herbert Read communicates a perception of war which was characteristic of Great War Literature as a whole. It is evident that Herbert Read used poetry as a way of expressing and communicating his ideas about the war. As Rivers, a psychologist in the novel "Regeneration" notes: "horror and fear were the inevitable reponses to the trauma of war." The poet uses lexical choice, form, imagery, repetition, rhythm and tone in order to convey his perceptions of war and in doing so maintains a distinct individuality. Through lines one to thirty-four of the poem, the poet conveys the idea of unity between the men through the use of lexical choice. The idea that the men "became....a body and a soul" working together as one. This image...
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