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'The First World War changed the way people thought about war and patriotism. Describe and compare the different attitudes to war in two or more of the poems you have studies.'
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English Poetry Coursework. 'The First World War changed the way people thought about war and patriotism. Describe and compare the different attitudes to war in two or more of the poems you have studies.' During the Romantic period war was portrayed as being honourable and often wars where fought for religion and to be patriotic and loyal to your country. In more modern day views however you can begin to see how these ideas have faded and how war is not heroic anymore, it is seen more as a last resort and has no honour. Poetry from past times concentrated on the heroism of war and rarely included any gruesome details of civilians being killed or woman and children being killed. Modern poets now talk about the cruelty and callowness of war and are generally very against all wars. The Destruction of Sennacherib describes what I was discussing earlier about war...
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