Write A Speech To Hsc Students
Script a speech to HSC students. With reference to ‘Disabled’ and one other poem, discuss the central themes and methods used to develop them.
Good morning students,
Wilfred Owen was a British soldier and poet in WW1. He was thoroughly shocked by the horrors of war and based his poetry on his various experiences. In his poem, “Disabled”, he highlights the loss and pity of war, while in his poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” he emphasises that there is no glory or honour in dying in war. Through the use of vivid visual imagery and various literary techniques he is able to develop these themes and make us question humanity and the purpose of war.
In his poem “Disabled” Owen highlights the theme of loss which can be seen in the remembrance of …show more content…
He was rejected on his return and his sacrifice was ignored and unappreciated. This is emphasised in the terms ‘some’, ‘but’ and ‘only’ which diminish him further. His life was taken from him. This can be seen in, “take whatever pity they may dole”; which shows that pity is all he has left. In the final four lines his self-hatred and bitterness is made clear by the way “women's eyes passed from him to the strong men that were whole”. This represents the guilt that has made him feel worthless. Owen also highlights the pity of war through his pain and frustration which can be seen by the exclamation mark and the repeated rhetorical question, “why don’t they come?”. By Owen repeating this plea he makes us empathise with him for having to witness this injustice and so see the true pity of …show more content…
This is seen through the hyperbole, “men marched asleep,” and the verbs, ‘trudge’ and ‘limped’, which Owen uses to stress their level of utter exhaustion. The soldier’s level of exhaustion can also be seen in the simile, “like old beggers under sacks”. This emphasises that there is no glory in the physical and emotional state they are in. By Owen showing that there is no glory in war, through the emphasis on the soldiers’ horrible state we are engulfed in a sense of pity, which then makes us sympathise with the soldiers and the exhaustion they
Good morning students,
Wilfred Owen was a British soldier and poet in WW1. He was thoroughly shocked by the horrors of war and based his poetry on his various experiences. In his poem, “Disabled”, he highlights the loss and pity of war, while in his poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” he emphasises that there is no glory or honour in dying in war. Through the use of vivid visual imagery and various literary techniques he is able to develop these themes and make us question humanity and the purpose of war.
In his poem “Disabled” Owen highlights the theme of loss which can be seen in the remembrance of …show more content…
He was rejected on his return and his sacrifice was ignored and unappreciated. This is emphasised in the terms ‘some’, ‘but’ and ‘only’ which diminish him further. His life was taken from him. This can be seen in, “take whatever pity they may dole”; which shows that pity is all he has left. In the final four lines his self-hatred and bitterness is made clear by the way “women's eyes passed from him to the strong men that were whole”. This represents the guilt that has made him feel worthless. Owen also highlights the pity of war through his pain and frustration which can be seen by the exclamation mark and the repeated rhetorical question, “why don’t they come?”. By Owen repeating this plea he makes us empathise with him for having to witness this injustice and so see the true pity of …show more content…
This is seen through the hyperbole, “men marched asleep,” and the verbs, ‘trudge’ and ‘limped’, which Owen uses to stress their level of utter exhaustion. The soldier’s level of exhaustion can also be seen in the simile, “like old beggers under sacks”. This emphasises that there is no glory in the physical and emotional state they are in. By Owen showing that there is no glory in war, through the emphasis on the soldiers’ horrible state we are engulfed in a sense of pity, which then makes us sympathise with the soldiers and the exhaustion they