“How does the poet draw you into the world of poetry? Detailed reference to 2 poems”To enter the world of the poet, the poet must draw relationships between them, including the reader, making him feel what the poet feels, thinking what the poet thinks. Wilfred Owen does this very creatively and effectively, in both his poems, Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori and Anthem of Doomed Youth, who is seen as an idol by many people today, as a great war poet, who expresses his ideas that makes the reader feel involved in the moment, feeling everything he does. His poems describe the horror of war and its consequences, which is not beneficial to either side. He feels pain and anger towards the war and its victims, making the reader feel the same. In the poem Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori, he shows his feelings of betrayal, pity and the sense of sacrificing human life because of the war, as the consequences do not bring any good to anyone, especially the families and friends of the victims. The title, translated into English from Latin, means "It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country", being very ironic, compared to what he writes throughout the poem, due to his sense of hatred and pity towards the war. He begins with a simile, “like old beggars under sacks”, which does not already depict a male image, ironic in the title, since it is not honorable to die “like old beggars”. Throughout the poem, a very graphic and provocative image can be depicted in the reader's head, telling all the shocking details of the war, such as gas, “Gas! Gas! Quick, guys! which is also a reminder of their youth and innocence, having been put into a war where they thought it might be fun. I... half the paper... yes, but it lasted for years. Owen betrays the men of the younger generation who are brutally slaughtered, like cattle, and are doomed to death. Owen recognizes the feelings of the families and friends of war victims, of people who mourn the loss of their loved ones. Owen also uses personification in the poem, "monstrous rage of weapons", which reinforces the concept of the senseless slaughter of the soldiers. This makes the audience think about the war and the image of heavy machine guns can be depicted in their minds, bringing them into the world of the poet's poetry. As seen in both poems, "Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori" and "Hymn for Doomed Youth' Owen brings the audience into his world, making them feel and think like him, knowing what he has experienced and what he fears, and thus involves successfully the reader into the world of poetry.
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