Compare and contrast the poems Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Essay

billet and contrast the poems Anthem for Doomed sp nimbus chicken by WilfredOwen and The Soldier by Rupert Brooke. What are the poets attitudestowards war and how do they convey these attitudes?Wilfred Owens Anthem for Doomed Y come to the foreh and Rupert Brookes TheSoldier express opposing views towards war and matters related to it.Owen condemns war as the cause of immense and painful loss of youths,killed exchangeable animals. He likewise attacks the church, worldwidely held topreserve human life and dignity, implying it is powerless andirrelevant in a war situation. Brooke expresses ready acceptance (hisview is meant to be the general view) of realistic expiry on his untaughts behalf in grateful return to her for having bore, wroughtand made aware him and enriching him spiritually. There is noreference to the horrors and pain of war. unconnected from the poetsdifferent attitudes towards war, there are many other differences suchas tone, imagery and language.In The Sold ier, Brookes sense of indebtedness to his countrycompletely blots out any sense of loss or regret over possible deathon her behalf. Brooke doesnt even mention war in his poem. He isready to give back the thoughts by England given. He accepts deathin war as a suitable repayment to his country for what England hasdone for him. England has given him birth, her flowers, ways toroam, air, rivers and suns and made him like every otherEnglish person special, privileged and worthy. In the linage In thatrich earth, a richer dust concealed, his is the richer dust, madeby England. Here his physical being created and nurtured by England isgratefully returned to her. His appreciation and gratitude to Englandring sincerity as reflected by h... ...f rounding up the sonnet as well asemphasising complete grief over the loss of Youth. The contrast withthe origin stanzas violence makes the reader see the different aspectsof war - what happens on the battlefield, and what happens at home.Owens poem, Anthem for Doomed Youth is more appealing to me becauseit deals with two contrasting realities of war. His first stanzahighlights the wastefulness of war (deaths of young soldiers) whilethe second stanza, the mourning for the dead. His corrosive and laterquiet tone reinforce the stark contrast between the different aspectsof war. He uses powerful imagery and onomatopoeia to achieve thedesired personal effects that make the poem more realistic. All this combinedtogether produces efficacious thought provoking ideas and with eachread, I gradually get an amend understanding and appreciation ofthe poem.