imagery
· Limb / Body Parts
o Constantly emphasizing body parts to show how the loss of his own personal limbs effects his reality.
-“Legless, sewn short at elbow” – Line 3
-“Before he threw away his knees” – Line 10
- “His Back will never brace” – Line 16
· Blood
o The poem sheds light on the brutality of war, which the contrast between the honor he felt when joining army and current sacrifices he made emphasize.
-“Leap of purple spurted from his thigh.” Line 20
-“Blood-smear down his leg” Line – 21
· Sexual References
o Throughout the poem, Owen consistently refers to his desire for women to want him like in his old life.
-“To please his meg” – Line 26
-“To please the giddy jilts” – Line 27
-“Notice how the women’s eyes” – Line 42
-“Girls waists are, or how warm their subtle hands”
o Constantly emphasizing body parts to show how the loss of his own personal limbs effects his reality.
-“Legless, sewn short at elbow” – Line 3
-“Before he threw away his knees” – Line 10
- “His Back will never brace” – Line 16
· Blood
o The poem sheds light on the brutality of war, which the contrast between the honor he felt when joining army and current sacrifices he made emphasize.
-“Leap of purple spurted from his thigh.” Line 20
-“Blood-smear down his leg” Line – 21
· Sexual References
o Throughout the poem, Owen consistently refers to his desire for women to want him like in his old life.
-“To please his meg” – Line 26
-“To please the giddy jilts” – Line 27
-“Notice how the women’s eyes” – Line 42
-“Girls waists are, or how warm their subtle hands”