A Comparison of Two Poems about Soldiers

"Joining The Colours" by Katherine Tynan and "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen are two poems about soldiers leaving Britain to Fight in WWI. “Joining The Colours" is about a regiment of soldiers leaving to go to France to fight. This was at the beginning of the First World War and all the soldiers were happy because it was an opportunity for them to show their girlfriends and their families that they were brave. "The Send Off" is about a regiment of young soldiers who are departing later in the war. It was written a few years after "Joining The Colours". Even though these poems are about the same topic, their structure, styles, and moods are very different because the authors are trying to convey the feelings of war very differently.

In “Joining The Colours” by Katherine Tynan, the soldiers seem happy as they march to war. In stanza 1 for example "There they go marching all in step so gay" (1). This quotation shows how they enjoy marching, all together. They look almost as though they are "going to a wedding day" (3). In stanza 2 the soldiers "are singing like the lark" (6). In stanza 3 they make noises with "whistles, mouth-organs" (9). The soldiers are carefree because they are brave.

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Approximate Word count = 1480
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)