Analysis of imagery
Throughout the poem 'Anthem For Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen there is constant use of visual and aural imagery to inform the audience about the poets experiences of war. Owen creates such a dull tone throughout this poem and undermines the soldiers by labelling them as 'cattle' which suggests that they are indeed cannon fodder. By using these techniques as well as visceral imagery, Owen creates a sensory experience that places the audience in a realistic context of war. Visual imagery is the way in which something is seen (sense of sight) whereas aural imagery is how something is heard (sense of hearing). Within the first line of the poem there is vivid visual imagery and aural imagery of mechanised killings and soldiers being brought to slaughter like cattle. Throughout the rest of the poem there is a combination of visual and aural imagery that allows the audience to understand and experience a realistic war time perspective from Wilfred Owen.