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World War II Poetry: A Sense of Guilt.
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Brett Switzer Mr. McGowan A.P. Language & Comp October 2, 2003 World War II Poetry: A Sense of Guilt Throughout history, wars have been an issue commonly discussed through poetry because of all the emotions inherent to war. While some poems glorify the harsh conceptions of war and idealize soldiers, the vast majority of poems point out the endless struggles associated with war. Randall Jarrell's Eighth Air Force and Marianne Moore's In Distrust of Merits were both written in response to World War II, and both poets seek to find answers about certain aspects of war through their poetry. While these poems seem very similar on the surface, they actually differ drastically in scope and voice, two key facets that affect the answers to their questions and the overall meanings of the poems. On the surface, Marianne Moore's In Distrust of Merits and Randall Jarrell's Eighth Air Force can be deceivingly similar. They both begin...
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