EXPRESSIONIST ANALYSIS OF WILFRED OWEN’S POEMS: ANTHEM FORDOOMED YOUTH, DULCE ET DECORUM EST, A TERRE, FUTILITY ANDSTRANGE MEETING
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Rehana Kousar
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Nida Sarfraz
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Khamsa Qasim
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- Keywords:
- Expressionism, Wilfred Owen, Nightmarish Imagery, Abstraction, Artistic Volition, Interior Monologue.
- Abstract
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This paper reveals representation of reality in Wilfred Owen’s selected poems. It uses
abstraction, artistic volition and interior monologue to explore expressionism in Owen’s poems.
It takes insight from the experimentation of Edvard Munch, Vincent Van Gogh and Strindberg.
Expressionism breaks the narrowing limits of finite reality presented by the outward callous
world. It focuses on the eternal feelings and emotions rather than the external objects. Wilfred
Owen is remarkable in his poetic usage of metrical and musical effects and imagery. He sustains
the courage to treat the ugly and strange matters. He reveals reality through metaphor and novel
ways of applying colors. This study offers a fresh perspective to the readers to visualize Owen’s
poetry in a fresh position. - Downloads
- Published
- 2016-04-01
- Issue
- Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016)
- Section
- Articles