Jessie Pope's "Who's for the Game" and Rupert Brooke's "The Solider" (1914) are common pro-war poems, written during the First World War. Because both poets are very patriotic. The Pope represents men to enlist in the war in a very encouraging, bold and eager manner. Brooke asks men to enlist for war in a very subtle, if not very indirect, way. This is mainly due to him writing in sonnet form to show how much he loves his country. On the contrary, Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” (1917) is an example of anti-war poetry. Since then, Owen has hated war, he has experienced combat and been traumatized. Wilfred Owen's poem reflects the threat and dismay of the reality of war. In “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, Wilfred Owen aims to arouse strong emotions in the reader to make him understand how hell the First World War was. This is different from other poets like Jessie Pope. Because this poem is written aggressively against war. In the poem, Wilfred Owen had written three stanzas in which; in the first stanza he had described the sorrow of the soldiers who had to endure the unpleasant experience of war. This is best illustrated when Owen describes the men as "bent double, like old beggars under sackcloth, on our knees, coughing like witches, we swear through the sleigh." At first glance, the poem is illustrated almost as a sudden climax, to imply that Owen wants to think about what he wants readers to hear in order to make them act in response. The phrase "Bent double, like an old beggar" has a comparison that reinforces it with a powerful use of imagery, to imply that the conditions in the trenches were atrocious, which led to the demolition of the youth and of the masculinity of soldiers. .. middle of paper ...... other poets like Jessie Pope. Like each other, both paint similar themes about Britain that aim to inspire readers' conscience and patriotic feelings. Rupert Brooke presents these pleasant images through them written in the form of a sonnet (a love poem). Brooke describes this in the sonnet's octet: "A dust that England bore, fashioned, made conscious, / Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to wander." » This quote suggests that England was born beautiful; and thus gives his teachings to invent different ways of loving and honoring him. Rupert Brooke used "she" to personify "England" to show that he regards England as "his" maiden, one to be praised for, because he has feelings of patriotism. Nevertheless, Brooke uses the word "England" several times to assert that he cannot let his beloved "England" be forgotten, because it is "a richer dust hidden ».’