... , 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 description of the gas as "a green sea". This fast rhythm is clearly contrasted with the slow sleepy rhythm of the first stanza and the miserable and pathetic condition of the soldiers. With this combined imagery Owen captures the confused and conflicting torment and torture of war and further promotes his belief that all human life should ... should be granted. He particularly shows this through the horrifying images of disaffected...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Captain!". "Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead." In this collection it is apparent that Whitman's love for democracy was diminishing after seeing the destruction it could cause against fellow man, though at first it was for a cause that furthered unity and equality during his childhood. Another of his poem collections, "Sea Drift", Whitman swings to ... logical and structured in nature and more a spontaneous outpour of emotion. Some of the poems that followed a less transcendental and more emotional theme were...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate