Analysis of The March of the Dead by Robert W. Service, The Souls of the Slain by Thomas Hardy and Slain by T.W.H. Cross Introduction This coursework is based on analysing three poems, which are the 'the March of the dead' by Robert W Service, 'the souls of the slain' by Thomas Hardy and 'slain' by T.W.H. Crossland. This poem was based on the Boer War, which took place on October 11th 1899 to Many 31st 1902. The two sides that fought in this war were, Great Britain and two Boer Republics who are the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. I will have to compare these poems and look at how they differ from each other, and how the poems are similar to each other. I also have to look at how the poems are written differently, and show how the poems are alike. I am going to start by comparing the form of each poem. The souls of the slain contain 16 stanzas, Slain contains 5 stanzas and the march of the dead contains 6 stanzas. As you can see that there is a big difference in the amount of stanzas in each poem. Now I am going to look at what the poem contains, for example Alliteration, Assonance and Personification. I am going to describe what kind of effect they have to the readers, and compare them with the other poems in this essay. I am also going to explain the Themes of each poem and compare them. In the poem The souls of the slain, contains themes about animals, nature, decay and paranormal, supernatural and old age. The Themes contained in Slain are Death and war. The last poem, March of the Dead contains the Themes, war, death, loss, pain, suffering, victory, sympathy, love, fear and defeat. When you con... ... middle of paper ... ...o men were acting like boys, so immature. It also describes how people have lost their loved ones in the war and how they regret letting them go in the first place, I know this because in the poem it says, "There was music, mirth and sunshine; but some eye shone with regret". Then it says what kind of celebration the soldiers came back to after the victory in the war, for example where it says, "And while we stun with cheers our homing braves". I think this stanza is about, all the soldiers who survived the war and came back to all their loved ones, and how the soldiers who died their loved ones reacted when they found out that they were dead. I think that all the parts in the poems that I just looked at, all contain alliteration. They all also showed, what their reaction was to people after and during the war.
Regret is something that is apparent in everyone’s life whether they want it to be or not. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a collection of short stories about his time in the Vietnam War. A common theme throughout all the stories is regret. Although I have never been drafted to war I can very closely relate to the feeling of regret. Regret is not a good feeling. It is something that follows you around for a long time. It hangs over your head like a gray cloud. In one of Tim’s stories On The Rainy River he says “Still, it’s a hard story to tell” (37). This draws you to believe that Tim found it very difficult to tell others about his time in the war, he did some things he was not proud of and he found it best he keep quiet. The decision my parents made eleven years ago to get divorced, was something that will have an affect on me for the rest of my life. I found it very difficult to talk about the divorce,
These poems are both very similar from the start. In the first stanzas, they both express feelings of overcoming obstacles. “I thank whatever gods may be. For my unconquerable soul.”
Dubus, Andre. "Killings." Meyer, Michael. In The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. 107 - 120.
Both poems inspire their reader to look at their own life. In addition, they treat the reader to a full serving of historic literature that not only entertains, but also teaches valuable lesson in the form of morals and principles.
In the essay I hope to explain why I picked each poem and to suggest
Both poems explore the injustices of love and power and also the consequences of what happens with a potentially bad decision. Not only this, they both address these themes with a particular balance of the two; they both have similarities, yet they both contrast in many different ways. Each poem shares similarities which are reflections of the poets’ lives before they became literary sensations.
Both authors use figurative language to help develop sensory details. In the poem It states, “And I sunned it with my smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles.” As the author explains how the character is feeling, the reader can create a specific image in there head based on the details that is given throughout the poem. Specifically this piece of evidence shows the narrator growing more angry and having more rage. In the short story ” it states, “We are below the river's bed. The drops of moisture trickle among bones.” From this piece of text evidence the reader can sense the cold dark emotion that is trying to be formed. Also this excerpt shows the conflict that is about to become and the revenge that is about to take place. By the story and the poem using sensory details, they both share many comparisons.
Dubus, Andre. “Killings.” In The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008. 107- 119. Print.
When considering the structure of the poems, they are similar in that they are both written loosely in iambic pentameter. Also, they both have a notable structured rhyme scheme.
..., they are somewhat similar in comparison because they both have an inevitable ending, death. Both of the poems also used rhythm to give the reader a better insight and experience. The use of rhythm helps to set the tone right away. The use of symbolism and tone helped to convey an overall theme with both of the poems.
Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe two amazing poets, who created many well written poems, for instance “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”, by Robert Frost and “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe. These two poems have many differences and similarities between them. A big difference between Frost and Poe is there back ground but this is also a similarity, how they took their real life situations and turned them into poetry. Then, their life situations made their tone in “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The Raven” completely different. But in these two poems there is a meaning behind them and the meanings are similar. Finally, a difference and similarity
"Characteristics of Modern Poetry - Poetry - Questions & Answers." ENotes - Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More. Web. 09 Jan. 2012. .
Both poems where written in the Anglo-Saxton era in Old English and later translated into English. As well as both poems being written in the same time period, they are both elegiac poems, meaning they are poignant and mournful.
...ast each other well. Both poems use imagery, repetition, alliteration and rhyming and both have many biblical references and rhetorical questions. Although each poem is different in its structure, theme and the way it is written.
The only strong comparison between the poets, in terms of structure and technique, is that the meaning of their poems run much deeper then the specific words on a page. Even this can come as a contrast when looking at these three poems. “Home Burial,” by Frost is a fairly straightforward poem, written in dialogue, with the writer working as the narrator. The poem is about a married couple dealing wi...