Wilfred Owen's
poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth," is a poem that explores the dark and painful side of
war. The paper explains that this poem is interesting in that it is constructed in a traditional
sonnet form, which is a form generally associated with
love and the positive aspects of being in love. The writer points out, however, that the sonnet operates in the opposite way uncovering the devastating effects of patriotic love. Through irony, imagery, personification, metaphor, and other literary devices, Owen brings the sonnet to life by paralleling the experience of war with a funeral.