Critical Analysis of Wilfred Owens poem Arms and the Boy

Eng 432 Outline Critical Analysis of Wilfred Owens poem Arms and the Boy I. Introduction: 1. Introducing what is going to be discussed in the paper (analysis of Arms and the Boy , its relation to one of Owens poem). 2. Thesis Statement : Wilfred Owens poem Arms and the Boy can be discussed to represent the horror of war. II. Body: 1. Owen was a soldier and a modern poet who was known as anti-war poet. A. A summary of Owens poetry in general . B. His representation of the horror of war in his poems. 2. Arms and the Boy is about an inexperienced young soldier who went to war. 3. Analysis of the poem. A. Analysis of the first stanza. B. Analysis of the second stanza. C. Analysis of the third stanza. 4. Poetic techniques that are used†¦show more content†¦These bullets are sharp and can cut as the torment of the grief and death. In the last stanza, the speaker is talking about the boys teeth, who is happy, as they are for eating an apple. However, these teeth are not weapons and he has no claws underneath his fingers. Also, God would not give him talons at heels and antlers which mean that God would not help him. So, the speaker says here that this boy is not like animals which have talons and antlers to help them kill their prey and in fighting with other animals. This stanza perhaps is showing that God is against wars and wars are a man-made catastrophe. If God wanted the soldiers to be homicidal, He would give them claws, talons, or antlers. Let the boy try along this bayoLet the boy try along this bayonet-blade Owen used, in this poem, an alliteration to add emphasis to the poem and the image it presents. The phrases like bayonet-blade, blind, blunt bullet and famishing for flesh have alliterations of the letter b and f which create an effect on the ears. The letter b is pronounced harshly to emphasize the cruelty of these weapons which is used to kill. Also, the letter f is pronounced harshly, but it is used to emphasize the heartlessness and inhumanity of having such thoughts by the boy. These alliterations give greater significant in regard to the exact image. Also, there is a use ofShow MoreRelatedEssay on A Comparison of World War I Poetry2088 Words   |  9 Pagesfundamental ideas and values towards our society. In this essay, I will discuss the issue of the War Poetry during the Great War along with comparing and contrasting two talented renowned poets; Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967). We tend to focus on the definition of War Poetry as poems that concentrated on the subject of war, which are written during a war that seems to have a noticeable influence on the poet . The crucial focus here is one war in particular: namely the First