Love and War in Harrison's "The Bright Lights of Sarajevo" and Owen's "Disabled"

This compare and contrast essay examines love and war in Tony Harrison's poem "The Bright Lights of Sarajevo" and Wilfred Owen's WWI poem "Disabled." While touching on themes of masculinity and heroism, the main focus is on the poets' uses of light and nighttime settings.

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"This essay is off to a good start, but it will need some work to reach a polished, final draft. You've done a good job close reading the two poems, getting your examples and quotes ready, and identifying the main themes you want to work with. You can use this material to get ready for a stronger draft by thinking about organization and argumentation. Your first and third body paragraphs focus on the use of light (or lack of light: twilight, nighttime) to discuss how the poets write about war and love. The second and final paragraph seem to be centered around themes of masculinity. I would suggest either reorganizing the paper so these themes are grouped together, or picking one theme for the paper--either the use of light or the poets' discussions of masculinity. Of these two suggestions, I would recommend picking a single theme for the paper to help provide a more focused organization and structure; the discussion of light is currently more developed. You will also want to add a conclusion to help guide your readers. Lastly, there were a number of errors that caused problems with clarity. I would suggest focusing on your organization and argumentation first (higher-order concerns), but you will want to address those mechanical issues as you head into a finalized draft."

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Kibin. (2025). Love and war in harrison's "the bright lights of sarajevo" and owen's "disabled". http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/love-and-war-in-harrisons-the-bright-lights-of-sarajevo-and-owens-disabled-gzLup2vo

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