... will never be able to erase those memories from your mind. Poets like Owen paint a picture of this emotional struggle through their diction and help readers to understand the hardships that face soldiers on a daily basis. Wilfred Owen was a soldier who knew first hand how the war took a toll on ... leap of purple [which] spurted from his thigh (20)" (92). This description is very helpful in understanding how the soldier is feeling. Owen continues the poem by giving accounts as to why the soldier joined the military in the beginning. He remembers the decision as one made after ... of the...

• Word Count: 1643
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School