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What difference did the experience of fighting in the First World War make to the way poets wrote about war?
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What difference did the experience of fighting in the First World War make to the way poets wrote about war? Alix Kelly In the earlier centuries, poets were inclined to present soldiers as heroic fighters who chose to fight and die for their country. Their deaths were presented in these poems as the most noble sacrifice, one of which they wanted to make. In English poetry, this tradition began in medieval times with a poem called 'The Battle of Maldon'. In Shakespeare's play 'Henry v', Henry makes a speech before the battle of Agincourt, in which this attitude is evident. This speech shows how poets used to view war as glorified and heroic. Throughout the speech by King Henry the idealistic theme of 'honour' is evident. King Henry talks to the soldiers as if they are on par with him and because he is their leader they have great respect for him: 'If...
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