World War 1 poems by Wilfred Owen The pity of war, the pity war distilled. Wilfred Owen, 1918 Wilfred Owen wrote a draft for a war poem shortly after war broke out entitled 'the Ballad of Peace and War'. It is ironic because it greatly contrasts with his later work. It can explain the naivety of him about war before joining up. The aim and effect of the poem is very patriotic and shows he is very …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…hatred against the war and the waste of life. They make the Ballad of Peace and War seam very odd in feelings about combat. He became very against a propaganda poet called Jessie Pope after serving in the Somme Sector whose poems were very much like his first. He found her to be a "typical unfeeling civilian who was supporting from the relative safety of the Home Front". Much like himself as he started out.