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Analyzing a poem
The addressee, form and figures of speech, theme, the narrator and the message
War poetry
Literary genre, made in WWI, about war and not defined by form but the theme
Why did soldiers write poems?
Coping mechanism, boredom, to tell the truth and give us a warning, painting a picture/ imagery, historical context: journalism,
Why do we read war poetry?
Expresses the impact of the war, highlights horror and human cost, offers solace, influences society’s understanding and remembrance of the war, it marked an important shift in the history of war poetry
Patriotism
• adventure
• heroism
• sacrifice
• honour
• idealism
• glory
• noble
• national pride
anti-war
• pointlessnes
• horror
• futility
• suffering
• loss
• disillusionment
• disenchantment
Who is a canadian physician, poet and soldier?
John McCrae
Who wrote In Flanders Fields?
John McCrae
Who died in the second battle in Ypres?
John McCrae
Who is talking in the poem In Flanders Fields?
We are the dead
Where does the poem In Flanders Fields unfold?
In Flanders Fields
When is the poem In Flanders Field written?
May 3, 1915
Who is the addressee of In Flanders Field?
Soldiers who are still alive
What is the message of In Flanders Fields?
Keep on fighting!
What are the themes of In Flanders Fields?
natural elements vs manmade elements
Who wrote Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori?
Horace
What does Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori mean?
It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country
Who wrote Dulce et Decorum est?
Wilfred Owen
Who was an English, French teacher and poet?
Wilfred Owen
Who joined the army out of patriotism/romantism?
Wilfred Owen
Who had a shelshock in Edinburgh?
Wilfred Owen
Who met Siegfried Sassoon in Edinburgh?
Wilfred Owen
Who died one week before Armistice?
Wilfred Owen
Who is the narrator of Dulce et Decorum est?
Wilfred Owen
Where does the poem Dulce et Decorum est unfold?
On the battle field
Who had a posthumuous fame?
Wilfred Owen
Who is the addressee in Dulce et Decorum est?
Patriotic people who haven’t been to war
Who wrote The Soldier?
Rupert Brooke
Who was an English poet who studied the classics?
Rupert Brooke
Who is the narrator in The Soldier?
a soldier
Who is the addressee of The soldier?
survivers, loved ones
What is the message of The soldier?
dying for your country is honourable
Who wrote Suicide in the trenches?
Siegfried Sassoon
These two poems share the same sentiment and sinical tone ?
Suicide in the trenches and Dulce et Decorum est