... why when you read his poems there is a strong air of patriotism, unlike Siegfried Sassoon who focuses more on protesting about the war. Wilfred Owen goes on to portray the emotional side of the war where some people become angry about it whereas Isaac Rosenberg goes on the search for ... As time went on, certain poets started to write more compassionately and more emotionally towards the war. Such poets were Edward Thomas and Wilfred Owen. "Exposure" by Owen is a great poem for showing exactly how the soldiers reacted to being in the trenches and how a lot of the time was spent ... des...

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