Feelings of Women in War Time, in the Poems In Time of War and At the Movies

Feelings of Women in War Time, in the Poems In Time of War and At the Movies

"In time of war" and "At The Movies" are both poems written about the

first world war. The two poems are written by women, and both show how

women feel towards the war, when it was happening. They talk about how

the people that went to war were related to the women and therefore

show how they felt about people close to their heart going to war.

"At The Movies" is written by Florence Ripley Mastin, she is telling

us what she sees in a film and how it reminds her of the people she

has lost in her life, "Then I remember, and my heart grows cold!"

"In time of war" written by Lesbia Thanet, is also telling us how she

feels about losing a loved one, but in this poem it tells us that she

was glad that her boyfriend/husband was going to war because he would

come back as a 'hero,' however he doesn't come back at all. "As

heroes' women say, perchance,"

In, "At The Movies" the poet uses the adjective, "ghostly

white" to describe the men at war to be sad, bored and dull from when

they used to be happy, cheerful and joyful. The word "dusty" shows the

women the reality of war, it is also associated with death. Therefore

the women are reminded about the deaths of their loved ones. As these

films are 12 months old from when the poem was written it brings back

memories of who they have lost. "Twelve months ago they marched into

the grey / Of battle; yet again behold them pass!"

Mastin also brings in the past, "I meet his eyes, eager and young and

bold." The men were lively and youthful when they used to be with the

women before the war (12 months ago). Then, "The picture quivers into

ghostly white;" Masti is saying that the film changes and suggests

something has happened to the man.

The last line, "Then I remember, and my heart grows cold!" is saying