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'The soldier' and 'Dulce et decorum est'. Compare the way the two poems treat the subject and explain to what extent you find one more effective than the other.
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Choose two poems on the subject of war or hostility. Compare the way the two poems treat the subject and explain to what extent you find one more effective than the other. In your answer you must refer closely to the text and to at least two of the following: theme, structure, imagery, rhythm and rhyme, or any other appropriate features. Two poems that contend with the subject of war are "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke and "Dulce et decorum Est" written by Wilfred Owen. Both poets fought and died in the First World War. Although both poems concentrate on the theme of "dying for your country during war" their treatment of the subject is exceedingly different. Owen, in his poem "Dulce et decorum Est" effectively conveys the horror of war and the suffering of the soldiers who fought in it, through use of Simile, Onomatopoeia, alliteration and effective word...
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