Many words and phrases often spoken or repeated bring about great anguish in one's life, often with many painful memories as well. In the poems"Anthem" and "Dulce," many words and phrases stick out in one's mind as nothing short of being "Bitter as the cud / Of

vile" ("Dulce" 23-24). Words such as, "drowning," "writhing," " bitter," jolt,""helpless," "good-byes," and "mourning," all help add to the expressiveness of the two poems and the distaste one feels for war. Many of the words and phrases used in both "Anthem," and "Dulce," are similar. One prime example is the use of suffering of death-filled imagery in words and phrases which emphasizes the author's hate towards war.

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23-24). Owen descriptively uses soldier-animal analogies in order to inform the reader of his true distaste for war.

"Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of fumbling, / Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, / But someone still was yelling out and stumbling/ And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.--/ [. . .] / If in somesmothering dreams, you too could pace / Behind the wagon that we flunghim in, / And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, / [. . .] / If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood, / Come gargling from the froth corrupted lungs . . ."

Although the two poems both talk about same war, they differ in their literary devices. In "Anthem," one of the literary devices Owen uses is personification. For example, in line two of "Anthem," Owen writes, "Only the monstrous anger of the guns." Owen places the human-like characteristic of anger on the gun, which therefore creates energy and makes the guns seem evil and horrifying. The personification in "Dulce," is different because it is very vague. In line three of "Anthem," Owen uses a combination of alliteration and assonance, "Only the stuttering rifles rapid rattle," The harsh, repetitive "r" sound along with the "a" vowel sound, is used in order to create a sense of suspense and a feeling as if you are there. There is also some alliteration and assonance in "Dulce." An example of the alliteration is from the quote "knock-kneed," on line 2. While an example of the assonance is "fire or lime" (12). These uses of literary devices in both "Anthem" and "Dulce," help to further enhance the meaning of the poem and echo the misery and pain felt by the soldiers. The tone in "Anthem," is very sympathetic for the young soldiers who fought in the war. It emphasizes how the youth of the soldiers, is almost like

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