Wilfred Owen Poem Analysis

Author Stephen Crane uses symbolism, imagery, and personification to depict the brutality of the war and how foolish Collins’ decision was. The water Collins retrieves is symbolic of his act of heroism and how he turned his back on the war to help a dying comrade. Imagery is used to illustrate how terrible the war was. This makes Collins decision seem even more ludacris to the readers. Finally, personification is used to show how the soldiers hid the horrors of the war and turned them into a more familiar sound like arguing.

Lincoln, in preparation for his second presidency, delivered an Inaugural Address carrying views along with thoughts expected by none. The citizens of the United States were prepared to hear his views on politics, abolishing slavery and overall states’ rights. Instead of confirming these predictions, President Lincoln shared his thoughts on the Civil War and how the country would be changed from it while also incorporating his aspirations of unification. Although the citizen’s thoughts were concentrated of war, Lincoln’s powerful words awed the minds of listeners and captured the ears of his people

Would there be an America if people were not able to persuade others? During a time when America is in a war against the British fighting for its independence and had lost every battle except for one during the first year of the war, fearing that the idea of America may fail. Thomas Paine then publishes a pamphlet called The Crisis, No. 1. Regarding this, pathos was the most persuasive technique used to persuade Americans to continue on with the war in Thomas Paine’s The Crisis, No. 1.

Hence, they no longer could sit idly by watching a war begin to wage in the north. Honesty and repeated use of metaphors made the speech relatable to his audience. Metaphors related his points to real-life examples, and rhetorical questions forced listeners to rethink their previous perspectives. Figures of speech, metaphors and similes, and rhetorical questions were techniques Patrick Henry used to incite his audience into declaring war against the

Although the British have fought wars all around the world they weren’t ready for these new tactics. The Colonists used these tactics very strategically. Guerilla warfare was a crucial tactic that helped the Americans win the war. Guerilla

However, when they were sent out into the midst of the war many of them realised the misconceptions they had and were led to believe. They became disillusioned as they realized that the war was much more brutal and horrific than they had previously believed. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Remarque effectively comments on the horrors of war from Paul’s perspective, especially when Paul comments on injuries the soldiers endure and witness by stating “We see men go on living with the top of their skulls missing; we see soldiers go on running when both their feet have been shot away…Another man…with his guts spilling out over his hands as he holds them in.” (Remarque,

“The Scarlet Ibis” “It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that ibis lit in the bleeding tree” (Hurst 350). James Hurts creates a depressing tone, or attitude, by using figurative language, symbolism, and imagery. This sad story is about a child who is born with a deficiency and expected to die however, lives. His brother soon realizes that Doodle is not like the other kids so he pushes him to be like the others, which actually hurts him more. Figurative Language helps show the gloomy tone throughout the story from the first paragraph onwards.

In the short story it is ironic that the victims name is Fortunato and he is meant with an unfortunate task. Verbal irony is shown all throughout the story but one major issue is when Montressor says, “Your health is precious... You are a man to be missed”. His health is precious but he is leading him to his death! All three forms of irony are shown in the short story.

Stephen Crane does insert other examples of symbolism throughout the book. For example, the dead man that Henry sees as he flees from battle represents the inconstant life and death. The corpse, covered with crawling ants, gave Henry the opportunity to consider the fact that nature did not care about the low soldiers, and that death could come to a person no matter how brave. Also in chapter four of this book two examples of similes show up. " They mouthed rumors that had flown like birds out of the unknown."

For example the artist refers to the members in the group as psychopaths and murderers, “You’ll never know the psychopath sitting next to you/ You’ll never know the murderer sitting next to you” (lines 16&17) then refers to them in the chorus when the artist says “all my friends are heathens, take it slow”(line 19). By saying this, the artist is comparing the mentally ill group of friends to heathens. Twenty One Pilots continues to make this comparison in the first verse by saying, “Just because we check the guns at the door/Doesn’t mean our brains will change from hand grenades”. The artist uses these lines to further prove the point that these people are mentally unstable, then repeats that “all my friends are heathens” in the chorus, comparing the group of friends to heathens again.

D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells inserts the reader profoundly into the time period that the world was at war in their book America and The Great War: 1914-1920. They take the reader through eyes of the Americans on how they looked at Europe engaging in their confrontations and through the eyes of the American soldiers who were prompted to learn how to fight after years of living their lives of normalcy. The minds of the United States citizens were not universally made up on the how they should enter the war. Many Americans and especially leaders throughout the country believed that the war was sickening and “a senseless war” to be fighting.

"Well, I tell you, sir, frankly my boys are beginning to wonder at the attitude of the high command toward my division... But I mean, the whole war could be damn well over soon... and my boys would have missed it. This book also sets up the importance of the battle for if the south were to win this battle It would be the battle that pulls the Confederates so much need allies. this book is great for our class because we have covered the revolutionary war for what the south is fighting their own one but at the same time we can see how important it is to finally take the offensive against an enemy in war as to pull some much need friend s to join your side.

But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime. — Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

The guy wasn’t Heidi- he has a weapon, right?” (126) However, by giving insight on the man’s life, the reader learns that similarly to O’Brien, the man he killed originally had no intention of fighting. He wanted to be a scholar. The collections of short stories in “The Things They Carried” come together to show how complex war can be.

Art can be used to not only show and document the horror of war, but it can also communicate the psychological impact experienced by mans inhumane treatment to fellow man and the effect of that trauma. This essay is discussing two artworks, the first, ‘Despairing Head’ by Albert Tucker in 1942 and the second, ‘Storm Troops Advancing Under Gas’ by Otto Dix in 1924. Both artists are communicating the psychological impact war has on man, the despair, shell shocked anxiety and the private trauma of isolation. Tucker has used oil pastels on paper and Dix has produced an etching with aquatint and drypoint. Tuckers piece is overall heavy and dark with lots of black and yellowy green tones.