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A comparison of two poems about soldiers "Joining the Colours" by Katherine Tynan and "Off" by Wilfred Owen Email are two poems about soldiers leaving England to fight in WWI. "Joining the Colours" is about a regiment of soldiers leaving to go to France to fight. It was early in the First World War and all the soldiers were happy because it was an opportunity for them to show their girlfriends and their families that they were courageous. "The Send Off" is about a regiment of young soldiers who leave later in the war. Using the strong, energetic, consonants as an ...