The modern world is full of social issues and people use all different kinds of way to express the way that they feel and how they see things. Bruce Dawe uses his poem ‘War Without End’ and Christopher Mann with his poem ‘Country Matters’ to convey important messages. There are many issues this world faces such as pollution, car fatalities, not taking care off the world etc.. People try and show their concerns for these issues by starting organisations or having protests and just trying to get people to realise that what they are doing is wrong and that we cant continue to live like this. The poem ‘War Without End’ written by the poet Bruce Dawe is his way that he expresses how he feels about the social issues of road fatalities. There are …show more content…
many techniques used in this poem like statistics, rhyme and metaphors. The poem starts with the statistics “ Australia’s road deaths in this century are said to exceed our 100 000 dead in all wars” the use of statistics at the beginning makes the reader realise how many people actually die and will get them interested in actually reading the rest of the poem also making the issues seam more realistic. The use of rhyme is present during the whole poem, using rhyme gives the poem structure and gives it flow. Rhyme is found in a poem at the end of each line. Example: “This war was not like any other war, there was no enemy with a foreign face, we could not see what all the fuss was for when someone dies, it was some other place…” Another technique used is metaphors, Bruce uses metaphors in the poem by writing about wars when actually when he writes about wars it is actually about the car crashes. Example: “ The front-line ran through every road and street, they died alone, in small groups (most were young)” The front line refers to the people that have died in car crashes, the use of metaphors makes reading the poem more interesting and intense instead of just writing about what the poem is actually about and having the reader be bored while reading and not pay attention.
The other poem ‘ Country Matters’ by Christopher Mann, his writing is about how he feels about pollution and how it is destroying our world. You can tell by how he written the poem that he feels very strongly about this social issue. This poem has the technique hyperbole in it. Example: “More active chemicals than Brighton beach has grains of sand” There isn’t actually more chemicals then grains of sand on a beach its just an exaggeration which is what hyperbole is. The use off hyperbole is to emphasis and to grab the readers attention. He also uses repetition and it is also just a device to emphasis the point. There are lots of ways of expressing issues; online, tv, newspapers, poems etc. the techniques used in poems are to emphasis the point and to help the readers understand and have a connection to the text. Even the simplest poems give out important messages and still contain poetic
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Over many centuries, Poetry and song has been a way for people to explore their feelings, thoughts and questions about War & Peace. Rupert Brooke's “The Soldier” and Cold Chisel’s “Khe Sanh” provide two different insights into the nature of war. . “The Soldier” conveys a message of bravery for soldiers to go into war and fight while “Khe sanh” conveys a message about post-traumatic stress and the horrible factors of coming back into civilization after war.
Poetry has been used for centuries as a means to explore emotions and complex ideas through language, though individuals express similar ideas in wholly different forms. One such idea that has been explored through poetry in numerous ways is that of war and the associated loss, grief, and suffering. Two noted Australian poets shown to have accomplished this are Kenneth Slessor with his work ‘Beach Burial’ and John Schumann’s ‘I Was Only Nineteen’. Both of these works examine the complexities of conflict, but with somewhat different attitudes.
The powerful poem ‘Weapons Training’ showcases a sergeant, through malicious words, guiding his troops. However it is through ‘Homecoming’, where Dawe exposes the brutal hopelessness brought forth by the futility of war. Therefore it can be seen that war has an emotional toll on both families and the soldiers. Both poems have a recurring message that all war does is bring loss, death and mourning, showcasing Dawes strong opinions about a futile
Everyone lives on the same planet, but we all come from different worlds. From saying you are going to kill yourself if you have to go to school, to getting killed because you went to school. From starving yourself to lose weight, to starving yourself so your kids can eat. From continent to continent people live in different situations, have different experiences, and make different impacts on the world. For those who are in less than adequate situations, civil rights activist like Malala Yousafzai and Elie Wiesel fight for them, fight for what they deserve and what they should have had a long time ago.
pity of War. The poetry is in the pity… All a poet can do today is
A poem I have recently read is “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen. The main point Wilfred Owen tries to convey in this poem is the sheer horror of war. Owen uses many techniques to show his feelings, some of which I’ll be exploring. Wilfred Owen was a tired soldier on the front line during World War I. In the first stanza of Dulce Et Decorum Est he describes the men and the condition they are in and through his language shows that the soldiers deplore the conditions.
‘Poetry can challenge the reader to think about the world in new ways.’ It provokes the readers to consider events, issues and people with revised understanding and perspectives. The poems Dulce Et Decorum Est (Wilfred Owen, 1917) and Suicide in the Trenches (Siegfried Sassoon, 1917), were composed during World War One and represented the poets’ point of views in regards to the glorification of war and encouraged readers to challenge their perspectives and reflect upon the real consequences behind the fabrications of the glory and pride of fighting for one’s nation.
Literature and poetry are a reflection of society. The words are reflected in numerous feelings that we can almost touch and can be deeply felt in its reach. Most poets expressed their perception and emotion through their writings. Unfortunately the art and poetry describes one of the worst things that human can do to one another. The legalized murder called "war." Hence, this type of self-reflection called "poetry" has help create new fundamental ideas and values towards our society. In this essay, I will discuss the issue of the "War Poetry" during the "Great War" along with comparing and contrasting two talented renowned poets; Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967).
This type of writing interests me because it was used as a tool to open people’s eyes to the brutality of war. In a way it protested and spoke up against this injustice and most importantly gave a voice to the people who became the biggest victims of war – the soldiers themselves.
A range of different themes are explored of the poems “Who’s for the Game’ by Jessie Pope and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. Some ideas explored within the poems include war being a way of showing love for one’s country, vulnerability to attack and the death of young men. In each respective poem, these ideas are analysed using stylistic devices and language techniques to portray differing perspectives on similar ideologies towards war. Both Pope and Owen attempt to create persuasive pieces through using a range of techniques such as similes, metaphors, personification and a variation of other poetic and persuasive techniques.
This poem is a free-verse poem that speaks of the problems between war and human nature. The poem heavily emphasizes how after any war, the wounds of war will always remain. The writer Carl Sandburg, points out that battles can end and grass will cover up the damages and human loss of war, however, the wounds of war will always remain with the people who experienced the war. The scenery may change, but the emotional connection can never be lost.
“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what poet does” (Allen Ginsberg). Many poets use poetry to express emotions and real-world problems in their writing. Poet Hans Magnus Enzensberger makes his small private world public through lyric poetry. Hans Magnus Enzensberger poetry is lyric and is based on life in Germany in which he was born and raised in.
Such critics of poetry can be defined as fascist, or oppressive governments that try to confine the minds of its citizens; for indifference is something that a particular government fears, and widely persecutes. Poetry can be the difference, sometimes even deemed that the very starts of wars can be based around articulate words only found in poetry. The importance of poetry can be described in a single quote: “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” – Rita Dove. The language in poetry can be this, in showing that it is truly an extraordinary way to amplify opinions, and the very thoughts we think. Emerson also quotes: “his speech is thunder, his thought is law, and his words are universally intelligible as the plants and animals.” (22). Poets do have the power to change the world, which is why we must appreciate the poet, and all that he, or they in general, may contribute
In “A Defence of Poetry,” Percy Bysshe Shelley puts forth the claim that poets are the “unacknowledged legislators of the world” (810). Although Mrs. Bush might disagree, Shelley argues convincingly in favor of such a position. To deny poets their right to speak to that which is political would be in essence denying them their existence as poets. Poets must fulfill this role, according to Shelley, because out of all people, they are most capable of doing so. In his own poetry, specifically the poem “Sonnet: England in 1819,” Shelley strives for a goal no different than that of the poets who participated in “A National Day Against War.” The preamble to Shelley’s remarks, written by the editor, best categorizes what good poets can and must do: “awaken readers’ minds to higher values” and get them to take action (801).
There are lots of environmental issues going on globally. The earth faces problems such as pollution, global warming, waste disposal, and loss of biodiversity. These are just a small amount of issues out of the so many. These environmental problems pose an abundant amount of risk to the health of humans and animals. There needs to be a solution to all these problems and that is by informing others, so that way everyone can make the environment a better place.