Essays Tagged: "Ode of Remembrance"

To what extent is Laurence Binyon’s ‘For the Fallen’ typical of the way the anthology’s poems present those who died in the war?

Sadie Callison To what extent is Laurence Binyon's 'For the Fallen' typical of the way the anthology's poems present those who died in the war? The way Stallworthy's Oxford Boo ... yon. Compared to other poems regarding death in the anthology, 'For the Fallen' presents the deaths of those who fought in the war in a prestigious way, presenting a more prominent element of pride of ... presents the soldiers is positive. He describes the soldiers in a positive light; "young, straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow". This method of describing the soldiers differs to other poe ...

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Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry