This means that Shelley characterises mother-nature to be omnipotent throughout her novel. ... We also see this expression of nature's sublimity when Victor observes the power of the lightning bolt that strikes the tree. ... Similarly, Baudelaire examines religion in his adapted sonnet to death 'Dream of a Curious Man'. ... This criticism of religion can be seen at the end of this sonnet when Baudelaire writes "- And what! ... This can be seen evidently in his sonnet to his lover Jeanne Duval, 'Head of Hair'. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This sonnet takes this concept and ironically uses the form to point to the loss of a whole generation of youth due to war, instantly gives the responder the sense that the content of the poem is of serious nature. ... This can be seen in the anonymous deaths caused by the "monstrous anger of the guns" Here Owen asserts the wasteful nature of the war. ... His use of the latten title "Dulce et Decorum est" is ironic in an effort to demonstrate to the civilians, (particularly those who believed war was noble and glorious), back on the home front the true brutality and nature of war. ...

• Word Count: 696
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate