War and its Devastating Consequences
War is a deconstructive situation that is devastating to the parties involved. Various elements that decide to be in combat usually have a destiny of it, at the end. War is not a win-win situation: one side or many sides must loose for the rest to win. The deconstructive encounter has no pros to the losing teams and less of merits to the winning side. It is not a must that war should be physical. It might be interpersonal, ideologically, or even emotionally. There are some similarities on the theme of war in the two poems "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen and "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Similar Aspects of War between the Two Poems
There are similar aspects of war between the two poems "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, and "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks. In the beginning, the first lines from both poems depict traces of war by giving instances of death. In the poem "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks is proofed by its first line as, "Oh mother, mother, where is happiness? Also, in the other poem "Anthe for Doomed Youth" has its first line depicted in a war design as, " What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? The two poems begin with displaying death that has occurred to people on occasions, and the poet is asking why it has to happen in pain. Other reasons for death after the war are also shown as follows. In the "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks the poet has accepted the fact that his love has gone. She is dead, and there is no way she would resurrect. It is vivid in the fifth line where he says "he won't be coming back here anymore." Also, in the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, confirmation of death due to the war by the poet exists. It is succinct in the second and third lines. The two lines respectively say, "Only the monstrous anger of the guns." / "Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle." The first poet on "the sonnet-ballad" does give the sense of death by confirming that no coming back. When people die, they cannot resurrect. Also, in the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" the second and the third lines confirm that the war claimed the lives of many by gunning them down. Gunning them is established by the use of words like riffle's rapid rattle and anger of guns. The two samples from the poem are sufficient to conclude that they are similar regarding a war that leads to the death of the involved.
The Poetry's Relevance to War Issues
Going deeper into the poem, more similarities make the poetry relevant to war issues. There are traces of no hopes of the war to have justice. In the poem "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks, there is the aspect of no justice due to war in the lines six, seven, eight, nine, and ten as shown. "Someday the war will end, but oh, I knew" / "when he went walking grandly out the door" / "that my sweet love would have to be untrue" / "would have to be untrue. Would have to court" / "Coquettish death, which's impudent and strength...” otherwise, the second poem "realizes injustice in the handling of the war too. This is clear in the five, six, seven, and eight lines. This is true from the poem by the fact shown in the context. "no mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells" / "nor any voice of mourning save the choirs" / "the shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;" / "and the bugles calling for them from sad shires." The samples show reality about non-constructive steps that are taken to have the innocent killed, be compensated. The poets from both poems are in agony to know that after the war that led to death, nothing would be done to claim the lives of the dead. They thus express it in their sensitive manner. Conflict is shown as something terrible and horrific.
Conclusion: Expression of Pain and Loss in War
In conclusion, the theme of war is apparent in both the poems "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen. Conflict is defined by various elements like no hopes of the return, injustices, and the poets' pain of losing their loved ones. The poets from both poems make their agony expressions by claiming that the third party, who caused the death during the war, is to blame. The poets also have no reason to save the killed from death to claim back their lives. They fall desperate of the situation and make curses on the causes of the war. A devastating condition is revealed how the poets are left lonely and lamenting when their loved ones are killed. Usually in a war one calls for help, but this war was proved to be horrific because the poets witnessed their loved ones died. They were not in the capacity to offer any aid. It means that the attackers were more than the fought population. Also, a call for help would be in vain as no one would like to offer advice in such a scenario. Hence, the poets had to watch in pain and express their feelings or pass the injustice information later through poems.
