comparisons

• Mametz Woods - themes: War, memory, and aftermath.
• A wife in London - Love, loss, and grief
• Dulce et Decorum Est - Themes: War, disillusionment, and suffering
• The Manhunt


  • Emotional aftermath of conflict is central
  • Focuses on physical remnants left behind after a battle
• Mametz Wood


  • Focuses on the physical remnants left behind after a battle
  • Emotional aftermath of conflict is central
• Rediscovery in The Manhunt


  Wife seeks emotional reconnection with her wounded husband
• Rediscovery in Mametz Wood


  Farmers rediscover the dead soldiers, giving them a voice and remembering their sacrifice
• Fragmented structure in The Manhunt


  Uses enjambment, creating an uneven rhythm that mirrors the emotional turmoil
• Fragmented structure in Mametz Wood

  Irregular structure, reflecting the chaotic aftermath of war
• Imagery in Mametz Wood


  Horrific and strange yet interesting images, vividly depicting the battlefield
• Imagery in The Manhunt


  Uses clinical imagery to convey the husband's hidden wounds
• Emotional impact in The Manhunt


  Phrases like "in boots that outlasted them" emphasize the lasting impact of war
• Emotional impact in Mametz Wood


  Uses alliteration and onomatopoeia to evoke the sound of machine guns and the soldiers' fate
• Mametz Wood is set during World War I (WWI) in Mametz Wood, France and describes the aftermath of a battle where Welsh soldiers fought
• The Manhunt is set in the modern day and explores the emotional aftermath of conflict through the relationship between a soldier (Eddie Beddoes) and his wife (Laura)
• Imagery and Language in Mametz Wood


  Vivid imagery, use of metaphor creates haunting visuals
• Imagery and Language in The Manhunt


  Clinical language, metaphors symbolizing emotional trauma
• Narrative Perspective in Mametz Wood

  Third-person perspective, observing the landscape and the remains, soldiers remembered collectively
• Narrative Perspective in The Manhunt


  First-person perspective from Laura (the wife), focuses on the individual soldier (Eddie) and their relationship
• Emotional Impact in Mametz Wood


  Evokes a sense of loss, reverence, and the passage of time, final lines emphasize the lasting impact
• Emotional Impact in The Manhunt


  Elicits empathy for the soldier's suffering and the wife's determination, the wife's touch becomes a powerful symbol of healing
• Changing Pace and Structure in Dulce et Decorum Est


  Pace starts slow as the soldiers march, then quickens during the gas attack
• Changing Pace and Structure in The Manhunt


  Poem initially rhymes but later breaks down, mirroring the degradation of the relationship
• Sympathy for Soldiers in Dulce et Decorum Est


  Emphasizes helplessness during the gas attack
• Sympathy for Soldiers in The Manhunt

  Portrays the soldier as directionless and unable to move, using the phrase "fractured rudder" to convey this sense of disorientation
• Perspective in The Manhunt


  Set in the modern day, focusing on psychological scarring resulting from war, increased awareness about mental health allows it to explore emotional trauma
• Perspective in Dulce et Decorum Est


  Set in World War I, describes the physical, tangible conditions in graphic detail to evoke feelings of sympathy from the reader, has a more explicitly anti-war message
• Tone and Imagery in The Manhunt


  Subdued and introspective tone, follows a consistent ABAB rhyme scheme, told from the perspective of a soldier's partner (Laura)
• Tone and Imagery in Dulce et Decorum Est


  Intense and visceral, written in free verse without a specific rhyme pattern, narrated by a soldier on the battlefield
• Focus in The Manhunt


  Focuses on a localized struggle involving one soldier and his wife, delves into the impact on their relationship
• Focus in Dulce et Decorum Est


  Tackles wider issues and attitudes toward war, uses collective pronouns ("we" and "all") to emphasize the shared experience of thousands of soldiers
• Dulce et Decorum Est was written during World War I (WWI) and describes the physical conditions of war in graphic detail, addressing the reader directly and challenging the idea that war is glorious
• The Manhunt is set in the modern day and explores psychological scars and mental health awareness, making the reader feel sympathetic toward the soldier and respect his sacrifice
• Loss in The Manhunt


  The speaker searches for her "lost" husband, emphasizing the emotional distance and broken trust between them
• Loss in A Wife in London


  The woman receives news of her husband's death, highlighting the profound loss and grief
• Context in A Wife in London


  Written during the Boer War in what is now South Africa
• Context in The Manhunt


  Portrays the emotional aftermath of conflict through the Beddoes couple, with the husband being a peacekeeper in Bosnia
• Women's Perspective in The Manhunt

  Written from Laura's perspective as she seeks to reconnect with her wounded husband
• Women's Perspective in A Wife in London


  The title itself implies that the woman is defined by her role as a wife, emphasizing her emotional struggle
• Emotions in A Wife in London

  Hardy uses pathetic fallacy to depict the wife's confused state and lack of recent news