The Portrayal of War in On the Idle Hill and The Destruction of Sennach

The Portrayal of War in On the furious Hill and The remnant of SennacheribThe structure of these 2 poems are similar exactly comparisons keister be madebetween On the out of work heap and The destruction of SennacheribAlthough the content is similar the title, tone, language, devices,structure and punctuation are truly different.In the early 1800s when Byron wrote The destruction of Sennacheriba large fight thrust was occurring The Napoleonic Wars. The warssurrounding him would effect his view on war. In the previous(a) 1800s whenHousman wrote On the idle hummock, no major difference was occurring.However, ironically within 20 years of this poem more lads werebeing displace to the slaughter in World War One.The titles of the two poems are really different. On the idle hillportrays a very(prenominal) passive mountain chain, whereas Destruction of Sennacherib isvery active. Byrons poem is a stereotype of war. The title showsaction and it brings a sense of all encompassi ng. Whereas On the idlehill shows laziness as idle personifies the hill making the startof the poem peaceful and natural. This image contradicts war, which isvery ironic.The two poems by Byron and Housman portray war. On the idle hill isa very natural affair. The Destruction of Sennacherib is a very red and graphic event. Both of the poems show the beginning andthe end of the battle and misses tabu the actual war. This firstlyleaves the battle to the readers imagination so it can be interpreteddifferently, and secondly it makes the reader concentrate of theconsequences. Although Byrons poem doesnt show the battle it has abrutal and horrific image of the aftermath, the foam of his gaspinglay exsanguinous on the turf. This makes the battle s... ...ay. On the Idle hillfinishes with two war instruments calling back from the battle. Thismay be reflecting back to the initial moony state. When it says,woman bore me, I will rise it can be read in many different ways. Itcan be read into as a warning that war may rise again because it isinevitable. Or it can alternatively be read as there being a femaleinfluence in nature that will rise up. entirely it is a positiveending that shows Humanity versus evil. The Destruction ofSennacherib has a very religious ending. It ends with the all thesoldiers dead. God killed the Assyrians because they killed the holypeople. There is a substantive reference to nature that may be a referenceto God, Hath liquified like snow.Both of the poems are ended extremely differently, On the idle hillis optimistic and Destruction of Sennacherib is pessimistic.