Compare and Contrast Rupert Brookes The Solider with Wilfred Owens Du

Compare and Contrast Rupert Brookes The Solider with Wilfred Owens Dulce et Decorum Est.Although The Soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et Decorum Est byWilfred Owen are touch with the common theme of struggle, the two poemscontrast two very different sucks of state of war. The Soldier gives a verypositive view of war, whereas Owens portrayal is negative to theextreme.Rupert Brookes The Soldier is very nationalistic as Brooke loves his dry land and is ready to die for it. This perhaps is not surprising asit was written in the first few months of war when the whole countrywas swept by a tide of patriotic fervour. Rather ironically for a warpoem The Soldier is a peaceful poem, as it doesnt describe the channel and death of war like Dulce et Decorum Est.. Brookes love forhis country, however, is somewhat jingoistic and his view of Englandis rather sentimental. There are many examples of his love for hiscountry, one of which is A clay of Englands, breathing English air.Brooke also thinks that his country is superior to any other land aricher dust concealed . To an outsider this is a rather conceitedview thinking that an Englishmans rotting corpse would act as somesuperior fertilizer. But to his patriotic readers, this onlyintensified his main arguing point his opinion that England isworth dying for.Brookes purpose for writing such a one-sided poem was to give amorale booster to his audience and to demonstrate his profound love forhis country. The poem is very powerful and no doubt had a verypositive effect on these reluctant to join the army. The poem efficaciously demonstrates that this is a cause and country undoubtedlyworth fighting for.Brookes belief that God is... ...some of the bestanti-war poetry ever written.Looking back over time, we roll in the hay easily be critical of Brookes rathernave view of war. But to be fair, he could not know what the nextthree years of war would bring and was only reflecting the patrioticmood of the early months of war . His view is much influenced by theVictorian poets, such as Tennyson, whose Charge of the Light Brigadesaw war as romantic and glorious with valiant cavalrymen charging theenemy on horses. But the First World War was to change all that. Thiswas a twentieth century war with aeroplanes, machine-guns, tanks andgas, which Owen witnessed at first-hand and through his pen, changednot only war poetry, but how future generations have thought about warand the horrors it bringsAnd watch the white eyes twist in his face.His hanging face, like a devils sick of sin.