Siegfried Sassoon Soldiers Declaration

Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen met at Craiglockhart Hospital where they had both been admitted with shell shock.

I think Sassoon is brave to make a stand against the war knowing the consequences he may face. He wants to make a difference although he is not naïve to think that he will end the war. Sassoon wants to know the reasons behind the war and is not influenced by what the government have told them. He seems to have his own mind and wants to make a change for the benefit of other soldiers.
In Sassoon's Soldiers Declaration, he uses emotive language and his opinion to persuade.

"I am a soldier, convinced I am acting on behalf of soldiers" - Siegfried Sassoon is an officer during the war, but sees himself as a soldier. He is not big-headed about his role and is acting as a voice for a collective. There is no solid information used in the declaration, it is based on his opinions, however, he says, "I have seen", which is almost fact because no one at home has witnessed the same brutality as him or his fellow soldiers. Sassoon repeats the word "suffering", which represents the on going suffering that the men are experiencing.
He also uses alliteration, "as an act". Sassoon is telling us why he is making a stand. "Callous compliancy" shows the harsh effects of the war, as Sassoon feels people have become complacent about the war, with no hope of an ending in sight.
Throughout the declaration Sassoon uses personal pronouns, he is acting as a voice for his fellow soldiers but continues to use "I".

Sassoon describes the feelings of many men in his declaration by using emotive and persuasive language to show the people at home the real conditions. When Sassoon says, " I am a soldier, convinced I am acting on behalf of soldiers", we understand his determination to find an  answer not only for himself but for his fellow soldiers who are risking so much. Although Sassoon is an officer, he still sees himself as a normal soldiers fighting for the same cause.