... and concludes with the painful and distressing description of this man's death. The vivid image of this man's drowning is deliberately prolonged through this section. With Wilfred's skilful use of onomatopoeia - "he plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning" - we are caught up in this man's suffering. He continues the theme of drowning with words such as "smothering" and with his metaphorical ... ...

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... Owen. For instance, in Anthem for Doomed Youth this religious influence is used ironically to iconocise the "shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells" with Owen also managing to integrate stylish onomatopoeia and personification. Anthems are usually associated with solemn hymns of praise, again carrying on the religious influence but the title of Anthem for Doomed Youth is deliberately ironic. This is ... ...

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