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Analysis of Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth"

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Wilfred Owen?s ?Anthem for Doomed Youth? explores the theme of the pity of war. Throughout the sonnet, the narrator wonders what kind of service there could be for those that die in battle, only to come to the conclusion that there is no funeral for those that are herded into war. Owen takes the reader through the battle-front and then the home-front, contrasting the chaotic battlefield of the octave (ridden with cacophonous sounds and breaks in the meter) with the calmer, but more solemn sestet which shows the effect of the soldiers? deaths on their loved ones ? suggesting that this poem is much less an ?anthem? than anything else.

Glossary of Poetic Terms

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Glossary of Poetic Terms Allegory A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, in which the name of the central character, Pilgrim, epitomizes the book's allegorical nature. Kay Boyle's story "Astronomer's Wife" and Christina Rossetti's poem "Up-Hill" both contain allegorical elements. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words. Example: "Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood." Hopkins, "In the Valley of the Elwy." Anapest

Notes on Aristotle's Poetics

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Erika Yoshii Gotterson 2A 9/20/2012 Reaction Paper 6- Notes on Aristotle Aristotle and Greek Tragedy Tragedy- ?goat song?- exists as an attempt to answer essential questions about life At first, some tragedy was based off of events that occurred not too long ago Poetics by Aristotle Prologue- introduces setting and major action Parodos- brings chorus in Body- alternates between main actors and chorus Exodus- concludes the play, all members leave Plays written in verse, although styles varied Actors used rhesis (persuasive speech), monody (musical solo), agon (formal debate), stychomythia (rapid exchange of dialogue), the formal elements of tragedy The works of only 4 playwrights survived
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