“Compare and contrast “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke with “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen regarding theme, tone, images, diction, meter, etc. “The Soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen are two poems that were written during the First World War, and both written about that conflict, they share the same theme of war poetry. However, the two poems approach the subject of war in very different ways, resulting in two very different texts. Looking at the structure of the poems, they are similar in that they are both written loosely in iambic pentameter. Additionally, they both have a remarkable structured rhyme scheme. Concerning The Soldier, this poem is written in a classic Italian sonnet style, in that it is divided into octaves and sesets. However, the octave's rhyme scheme is rhymed in the Elizabethan manner of ababcdcd, while the sestet follows the Petrarchan style of efgefg. The reasoning for this break in rhyme scheme may be because Brooke implemented a turn of thought (volta) from the description of the soldier's death to his legacy. This change is usually observed between the octave and the seset, while in this case the volta appears after the fourth line, but the rhyme scheme continues unchanged until the seset, as would be expected. As a result, it can be assumed that Brooke implemented the volta after the fourth line in order to create a direct relationship between the soldier's death and his legacy (the soldier imagines his death in the first four lines and goes on to describe his legacy in the rest of the poem, so by thus changing the focus within the octave and therefore within the same rhyme scheme, he created...... middle of paper ...... the reader using the phrase familiar and comforting, then immediately hammering home the horrific truths of the conflict By creating this intentional disparity, Owen's goal of shocking the reader into believing and accepting his point of view is much closer to being achieved. Ultimately, we have two poems that can be compared based on their subject matter, but are polar opposites when it comes to their message. The structure of these poems is not what one would typically expect. 'a war poem, but is structured on the basis of these typical structures in order to create a certain meaning. of familiarity. Brooke's poem develops this familiarity while Owen attempts to deliberately sabotage it. Regarding the content, Brooke shows through her perception the nobility of dying for one's country, while Owen uses all his poetic techniques to show the opposite..