A Comparison of two Poems about Soldiers Leaving Britain to Fight in The First World War Essay written by kylie coulter The two poems I am comparing are "Joining The Colours" by Katherine Tynan and "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen. " Joining The Colours" is about a regiment of soldiers leaving Dublin in August 1914 to go to France to fight. This was at the beginning of the First World War and all the soldiers were …showed first 75 words of 1703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1703 total…quite unhappy. Wilfred Owen and Katherine Tynan are trying to convey an image that war is bad. I think that war is like a swirling monster. Which traps and consume the unwary and leaves only dead people, which destroys hopes and leaves only despair. The poem that I prefer the most is "The Send Off" this is because Wilfred Owen doesn't hide the reality of war and he shows that war is dangerous and destructive.