Thursday, March 14, 2019

Pro War Attitude Conveyed in Robert Bridges Poem Wake Up, England Essa

In the poem Wake Up, England by Robert Bridges, the speaker expresses his pro-war attitude and urges his incline citizens to support the war by playing with our fears, duty and patriotism. In stanza one and only(a) and two, the speaker asks the citizens to stand up for England because now is not a m for happiness. This is shown when, Thou peace-maker, fight/Stand, England, for honor. (Line 2-3) meaning that the speaker is wanting the citizens of England to fight, either physically in the war or supporting it. As stated in stanza two, the oppositeness is dangerous and is advancing, so the English must not be idle Thy cavil and play the foe is upon thee. The word foe is employ to represent the opponent of England. The English need to be more full of life and take initiative. To reinforce his point about the seriousness of war, the speaker alerts us about Englands opponent. As stated in stanza 3 the enemys are coming The monarch Ambition/Hath harnessed the slaves. This states t hat the enemy is gathering an army and ready to fight England. In the following lines of stanza 3 the speaker contin...

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