Pre - 1914 War Poetry.
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Pre - 1914 War Poetry With detailed reference to any four poems, explore the way that different poets convey a range of attitudes towards war. Many poets have contrasting views on war and have shown them in the poems they have written. In this coursework, I will try to explore these views and convey the writers' attitude towards war and comment on the devices used. The four poems I have chosen to look at are `To Lucasta Going to the Wars', `The Volunteer', `The Hyaenas' and `The Wound Dresser'. To back up the poets' point of view, other poems portraying the same or a similar message will be used. Some of these poems have pro war attitudes and show it to be noble and honourable to fight and die for your country. Others have an anti-war message and give the impression that fighting is unnecessary and destructive. The remainder...


