Compare and Contrast Rupert Brookes The Solider with Wilfred Owens Du

Compare and Contrast Rupert Brookes The Solider with Wilfred Owens Dulce et Decorum Est.Although The Soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et Decorum Est byWilfred Owen are concerned with the common theme of fight, the deuce poemscontrast two genuinely different views of fight. The Soldier gives a very commanding view of struggle, whereas Owens portrayal is negative to theextreme.Rupert Brookes The Soldier is very patriotic as Brooke loves his hoidenish and is ready to die for it. This perhaps is not surprising asit was written in the first few months of war when the whole countrywas brush by a tide of patriotic fervour. Rather ironically for a warpoem The Soldier is a peaceful poem, as it doesnt describe the beginning and death of war like Dulce et Decorum Est.. Brookes love forhis country, however, is somewhat loyal and his view of Englandis preferably sentimental. There are m some(prenominal) examples of his love for hiscountry, champion of which is A body of Englands, breath ing English air.Brooke also thinks that his country is superior to any other land aricher dust concealed . To an outsider this is a rather conceitedview thinking that an Englishmans rotting corpse would act as somesuperior fertilizer. still to his patriotic readers, this onlyintensified his main(prenominal) arguing point his conviction that England isworth dying for.Brookes purpose for piece of music such a one-sided poem was to give a team spirit booster to his audience and to demonstrate his deep love forhis country. The poem is very powerful and no doubt had a verypositive resultant on these reluctant to join the army. The poemeffectively demonstrates that this is a pass water and country undoubtedlyworth fighting for.Brookes belief that God is... ...some of the trumpanti-war poetry ever written.Looking back over time, we can slow be critical of Brookes rathernave view of war. But to be fair, he could not know what the nextthree years of war would bring and was only refle cting the patrioticmood of the early months of war. His view is ofttimes influenced by theVictorian poets, such as Tennyson, whose Charge of the Light Brigadesaw war as romantic and glorious with valiant cavalrymen charging theenemy on horses. But the First World War was to change all that. Thiswas a 20th century war with aeroplanes, machine-guns, tanks andgas, which Owen witnessed at first-hand and through his pen, changednot only war poetry, but how future generations have thought about warand the horrors it bringsAnd influence the white eyes writhing in his face.His hanging face, like a devils sick of sin.