Comparative Study of Women War Poetry

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WOMEN WAR POETRY BY KATHARINE TYNAN (BRITISH) AND HILDA DOOLITTLE (AMERICAN) This study aims at providing knowledge which would be of great value to anyone who is new at reading poetry especially women's poetry of the World Wars. The two women covered in this manuscript contributed to the poetry being written during both wars. Notably the study also covers the effects of culture in writing war poetry during the war time. This study is a modest attempt to find answers to several questions about women war poets such as “how do the works of women poets contribute to the feminist movement?”and “What is the effect of war on women poets?”. MoreoverThe writer will also come to a conclusion regarding the similarities and differences of the poets and their approach to the war. This paper examines comparatively the themes and styles of each poetess while expressing the feelings and experiences they had with the World War I and II. besides in the analyses of the poems the poems will be compared and contrasted not only with each other but also with the works of women war poets in general.