Anthem for Doomed Youth Reflection
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| Wilfred Owen |
I enjoyed "Anthem for Doomed Youth", because it felt straight forward and honest. Owen's language is simple, and yet the subtle allusions and personification add real depth to the poem. The poem is in sonnet form. The way Owen likens the soldiers' deaths to that of cattle, and replaces their passing-bells with the blasts of artillery, makes the war seem so much more gruesome and real. Owen uses the second half of the poem to point out the youths won't be given a funeral, and works to make the reader feel even more sorrow for them. Because the first half describes the horror of the war, the second half more effectively moves the reader when illustrating the pitiful situation.
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I agree with your analysis, John - the second half definitely becomes more effective when one has just read about the horrors of war (that are so well described in the first part). A very sad poem: unpreventable, impending doom never does much for lifting my spirits...
ReplyDeletemore than sad: sarcastic and spiteful.
ReplyDeletecritical and incredulous.
look not just at the graphic violence, but also at what it says about the society that implements such acts as an honor.
Yo John, your analysis be all crazy and whatnot. Crazy correct that is. When you said you enjoyed it, my reaction was all like "Word."
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