A Comparison of Two Poems about Soldiers

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 …

…Katherine Tynan are trying to convey an image that war is bad. Wilfred Owens “The Send Off” did much better job because he doesn’t hide the reality ! of war and he shows that war is dangerous and destructive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Work Cited Owen, Wilfred. “The Send Off.” Poems of the Past. Ed. Bill Thomas. New York: Golden Press, 1977. 89. Tynan, Katherine. “Joining the Colours.” Poems of the Past. Ed. Bill Thomas. New York: Golden Press, 1977. 134.