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"Poets in all ages have written about the destructive, Horrifying nature of war."
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"Poets in all ages have written about the destructive, Horrifying nature of war." In this essay I will examine and explain two anti war poems and explain how each of them has made me feel about war. The two poems I have chosen to analyse are "The Drum" by John Scott of Amwell and "Dulce at Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. I have chosen two poems that are against war as I hold the view that war is wrong and immoral and they express my views on the inhumane subject that is war. "I hate that drum's discordant sound." This is the first line of "The Drum" by John Scott. It is an extremely powerful statement and it lets the reader know how the writer feels from the very first line. Throughout Scott's poem he uses first person narrative, which allows the reader to connect with his views about war on a personal...
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