Lunch On Omaha Beach : An Essay on literary devices

Noll’s title choice for the poem,“ Lunch on Omaha Beach” ,is a stark contrast from the actual text of the poem. The title of the poem reminds one of a vacation spent at a sunny beach where all things were joyful. The title of this poem is obviously used to express the lighter, post D-Day side of the contrast. To juxtapose a lunch on a beach that was once a bloody battle field is a severe contrast. This contrast makes the readers of this poem feel uncomfortable due to the fact that people generally do not spend leisure time at sites where many deaths once took place. Noll wanted to startle the readers of this poem with his pr

Like the imagery and title of this poem, the word choice also illustrates Noll’s contrasting views of the war. The wording in this poem often seems to be cold, clinical, and devoid of emotion. While most would describe a soldier as a hero, Noll chooses the word “killer.” This is obviously a very negative way to describe one who is serving their country. Even the ancient Romans believed that is was honorable to be a soldier for one’s country. This sentiment is expressed in the Latin saying ,“ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.” Which means: It is a sweet ( and proper) thing to die for one’s country. This difference in opinion concerning soldiers shows the reader the immense hatred Bink Noll has for war. Also, Noll describes the corpses of the lifeless soldiers as “ violent rinds.” When the word “rind” is mentioned most people think of an orange rind which one almost immediately disposes of without thought. To have such lack of emotion for the dead is shocking to most people. Most honor the dead and use soft words of remembrance when describing the deceased. This dissimilarity in opinion of the dead contrasts with most people’s beliefs and is a further expression of Noll’s detestation with everything that is related to war. Crying is a very natural response to an overwhelming emotion, but Noll somehow makes the act of crying seem completely devoid of emotion. Noll uses the words “To wet the eye” to explain crying. To describe crying in such a clinical manner makes it seem like an autom

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