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Compare and contrast the poet’s attitude and feelings towards war in “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke and “Anthem for doomed youth” by Wilfred Owen.
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Name: Matthew Rust Class: 11G Poetry Coursework Question: Compare and contrast the poet's attitude and feelings towards war in "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke and "Anthem for doomed youth" by Wilfred Owen. The two poems that I will be comparing in this essay are: "The Soldier" By Rupert Brooke, and "Anthem for Doomed Youth" By Wilfred Owen. Both of these poems are sonnets and both are written during The First World War. Although both sonnets are set during the same time period and are about the same war, the poets have very contradicting views; these views are expressed in their work. The first poem; "The Soldier" is focused on the different meanings and aspects of dying for your country in a foreign land, or behind-enemy-lines. In a war as brutal and tragic as the Second World War, the death of a mere soldier is often neglected and cast aside. ...
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