“War photographer”(by Carol Ann Duffy) and “Dulce et decorum est” (by Wilfred Owen) are both war poems based on the authors experiences and opinions during the world war. They convey very strong opinions about war used as propaganda through a powerful use of imagery. “War photographer” and “Dulce et decorum est” deals with issues concerning with what war really is rather than the image or the lie we the public see. Both poems describe with great feeling the horrors of war and the real truth behind it. “War photographer” is about a photographer who lives in two worlds, modern war zones and rural England. As he develops a spool of film, the face of a war victim emerges, and the reality of war and the experiences flood back to memory. ... “Dulce et decorum est” is about a soldiers experiences during a war. He witnesses the chaos, carnage and anguish during a war. ... " This communicates that the men are poor and helpless, they are symbols of poverty and shame which is ironic because to the public war is something to be proud of. ... This is the point that Owen is trying to make, war is not what it seems to the public. ... As these are war photographs, the shape and layout of the spools might remind us of body bags laid out ready to be flown back home. ... “All flesh is grass,” The final line is sharp in contrast to the gentle image of a Mass, containing as it does the names of war torn cities chosen for their harsh alliterative names. ... Duffy and Owen have used powerful images at the beginning of their poems to convey their thoughts and opinions about war. ... The safety and relative innocence of what is bluntly described as “Rural England” is a conflicting image to “running children in a nightmare heat,” which shows the danger and horror of war. This gives a very motive and realistic tone contributing to the poem’s intention to make the reader understand the seriousness of war.
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