War Comparisons

Question 1

Dulce vs soldier

Answer 1

Opening:
- effects on soldiers which are dehumanising vs no need to grieve, evading horrors of war
- reducing masculinity of soldiers, against patriotism vs glorifying death

Middle:
- war causing struggles on individuals showing the soldiers’ feelings, subverts traditional ideas vs love for country pre fighting, masculinity
- war affecting those around not just the injured vs war as purifying

End:
- lack of respect in death vs death as a noble experience
- lies of patriotism exposed vs patriotic death with sights of heaven (looks at afterlife whilst dulce only on this life)

Structure:
- sonnet vs double sonnet, irony vs true patriotism
- alternating rhyme vs soft rhyme
- mostly iambic vs inconsistent iambic pentameter (dulce)

Question 2

Dulce vs AWIL

Answer 2

Opening:
Effects of war on soldiers vs absence of soldiers effect on wives
War reducing life, worth of soldiers, dehumanising vs war reducing life on wives

Middle:
- image of soldier dying vs delivering news of such
- death effect on soldier vs effect on wife

End:
- the rushed funeral of soldiers vs the soldier in the grave
- exposing patriarchy vs moving on

Structure:
2 segments vs double sonnet
Asymmetrical rhyme scheme vs alternate rhyme scheme
No meter vs inconsistent iambic
First person vs detached speaker