In Flanders Field 'And Concord Hymn'

In the poems, “In flanders field” by John McCrae, “Concord hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “Dulce et Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen, a common theme is showed. This theme in the three poems is the theme of remembrance. In “In Flanders Field” it is important that the reader remembers the sacrifices that were taken by the soldiers during WWI. In “Concord Hymn” it is important that we remember the soldiers in the revolutionary war that earned our freedom. In “Dulce et Decorum est” it is important that the reader remembers the horror that these soldiers had to go through in World War I. One may look at these poems and come to the conclusion that the theme is war and what it's about, but the theme really is remembering different aspects of war. In all three of these poems we see remembrance as a very important because

However, some poems about war, like “Dulce et Decorum est” take a little twist on remembrance. In “In Flanders Field” by John McCrae the theme of remembrance is shown by the figurative language, symbolism, and imagery John Mcrae shows. This poem is about the remembrance of the dead who fought for our country, as the speaker of the poem, is in fact the dead. We know that the speaker is the dead because in the second stanza, the poet writes “We are the dead, short days ago we lived”. In this specific poem the theme of remembrance shows because the other displays the message that it is important that we remember the dead and the risks that they took to protect the country. We can tell