The simile of contrasting the young strong, heroic, healthy men to old beggars alters the readers stereotypical idea of these soldiers who are fighting for their country and their survival. ... Owen aims the poem at an older audience and the government that were punishing these men to go to war when they didn't know the circumstances; physical and emotional effects that war had on these soldiers. ... The metaphor of men marching asleep shows their vulnerability and foreshadows them dying. This metaphor suggests that 'drunk with fatigue' and 'marching asleep' these sold...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate