Compare How ‘Who’s for the Game’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum...

Compare how ‘Who’s for the Game?’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ present war and how they reflect the authors view point. ‘Who’s for the Game?’ was written by Jessie Pope in 1915 (At the beginning of the First World War). Jessie Pope was an English poet who began writing for Punch; between 1902 and 1922 she supplied 170 poems to the magazine. She was a prolific writer of humorous verse, articles, and short stories, which were published in many newspapers including the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, the Evening Standard, The Queen, and the Westminster Gazette. The purpose of the poem ‘Who’s for the game?’ is to persuade men to become part of the army and fight for England. The main message in this poem is if you join the army then you will†¦show more content†¦In Dulce et Decorum est the metaphor as under a green sea, I saw him drowning shows a sense of panic and horror. The word green implies that he is qui te alienated. The word drowning creates a disturbing image in the readers mind which expresses the reality to them. It also creates a sense of despair and claustrophobia and makes the audience obtain this feeling for themselves. In Dulce et decorum est the structure makes the poem resemble more to an essay. The lines are mostly longer. However Wilfred Owen includes some short sentences such as â€Å"gas! GAS! Quick boys!† which capture our attention and creates a serious atmosphere. It also has a very slow pace and therefore some words have a guttural effect guttering, chocking, drowning These words are spoken form the back of your throat which makes the meaning of the words apply into your voice. In whos for the game the stanzas are quite short unlike Wilfred Owens. Jessie Pope creates a more pleasant atmosphere using short sentences throughout her poem, for example â€Å"Wholl give his country a hand† and this makes the poem more noticeable. The words are mainly one syllable long which makes it more flowing; the rhymes also contribute to the simple