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Study of the Poems: ‘The Drum’, ‘For The Fallen’, and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’.
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Study of the Poems: 'The Drum', 'For The Fallen', and 'Dulce et Decorum Est'. The medium of poetry has existed since man could write. It was a way in which stories were told and the rhythm used, made the poem more enjoyable and easier to understand. War Poetry has existed for as long as any other form of poetry It was used to describe the conquests of the tribe chiefs or hero's. In these early epic poems, the view was that soldiers were courageous and war was a great adventure and to die in battle, facing the enemy 'foes' was the greatest honour that could be bestowed on a young man. Even now in the Twenty-First Century people still die for the 'glorious cause' and this sacrifice is still represented in poetry or in written or spoken verse. Also there are poems which view war as filthy disgusting wastes of human...
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