Eliza's Reflection on Literary Analysis 2

Informal, Online, or Multimedia Sources
- I did use one song in my paper, the song "Rise Against" by Hero of War. This was just another source for me to draw upon when proving my thesis. But it actually proved very helpful because the ideas reflected in the song were similar to the idea I was trying to write about. I could have definitely explored more multimedia sources, and other informal opinions and writings of Owen's poetry, and war in general. I looked into a few pictures, and they definitely influenced the tone of my paper, but music is something that has always struck a chord with me. There is something about certain types of audio that bring a work of literature to life. Following this same idea, hearing the poem read aloud also had an impact on the way that I read the poem, and the way that I wrote about it as well.

Literary Theory
- Because the focus of my paper was the transitional affect that war had on Owen's writing style, displayed in the transition of the narrator in his poem, the biographical source study played a huge role in my paper. I had studied this poem before, but had purely drawn from the literary elements displayed in the poem. Adding a theory such as biographical added so much to this paper! I had never known how dominating World War I had been in Owen's life. It was through this biographical source that I learned and incorporated in my paper that Owen was eventually killed in battle. Source studies was another literary theory that I implemented. It is pretty easy to recognize the transition in Owen's writing style simply by looking at his poetry, but looking into his sources allowed me to realize that it was the people around him that influenced his decision to transition his writing, even if fighting in the war itself is what changed his mindset from romanticism to realism.

Writing Process
- This process was a little bit of a struggle for me in the beginning, honestly. I really struggled to come up with one clear thesis that could be supported in the way that the assignment allotted. However, after revamping my thesis, I was able to not only have an easier time writing, but was able to get more excited about it as well. I loved the research part of this! I loved especially looking into informal sources, such as the song lyrics that I mentioned above. The research also led to a few study tangents, which I'm sure some of you are all too familiar with. There are so many fascinating articles about human morality and war, and I learned a lot outside of what I used in my paper!