WILFRED OWEN

Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen's poetry explores the emotional and psychological impact on men who had to kill in order to survive - it exposes the lies and propaganda. Owen wanted to inform, awaken and enlighten people about war, presenting it in a soldier's perspective. Throughout his poems, war is personified as a powerful entity also seen as death and evil. Owen's poetry is rich in symbolism and imagery, it appeals to the senses. "Dulce Et …

…the first four lines - "move him into the sun" - perhaps something can be done. The loss and desolation in this piece is so full of emotion that any reader who has suffered the loss of a loved one can relate to. Owen uses a wide range of figurative techniques and the main themes of his poetry are that of lost youth, innocence and wasteful sacrifice. Wilfred Owen's poetry is eloquent, evocative and rich.