'The Poetic Structure Of Anthem For Doomed Youth'

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Dulce et Decorum Est" utilizes a poem structure as a part of the initial two stanzas. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a piece. The poetic pattern is utilized, be that as it may, gets to be looser towards the first's end stanza as a especially sensational minute methodologies. The last two stanzas of this poem are composed in a much looser piece structure. The focus at the beginning of this poem is on a gathering of men marching over from the front. The focus changes onto one man who can't get his gas head protector on in time. This makes the poem more individual, particularly toward the end when he addresses the peruser himself, "you too", "you would".

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