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attack” (7). A week later, “the soldiers [the general] smiled at are most of ‘em dead” (3). The succinctness and simplicity of the poem echoes the ease with which men died in war. So too, Wilfred Owen, renowned war poet and contemporary and mentee of Siegfried Sassoon, replicates his mentor’s view on the prolific lose of life in war, asking in his poem, “Anthem of Doomed Youth,” “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?” (1). To dispel the propagated glory and honor associated with death in war

about the war as he personally, fought in the trenches with his friends and he had seen them die. He would have the horrific true perspective of the war. The Language he uses is so powerful and is also philosophical and full of wonder like futility, Siegfried Sassoon’s poem is also a very honest poem, he tells the truth but he justifies that they are fighting for their country and

28 Jul. 1914 – 11 Nov. 1918. In this devastating war, the total number of casualties includes about 11 million military personnel and about 7 million civilians. Many of those soldiers were young men. The poem “Suicide in the trenches” written by Siegfried Sassoon tells what the harsh trenches had being like and how many soldiers became depressed. Sassoon was an officer who earned a military cross after carrying a wounded solider through enemy’s crossfire. He fought in many battles till 1917 where

Siegfried Sassoon; perfect gentleman, decorated war hero and recklessly brave. Before the nations collided, he was a small-time poet, he had the passion but lacked the inspiration. He had often stated how he was “worried that his life was being wasted on sport and minor poetry”. It was the outbreak of the First World War that sparked his inventiveness for writing “meaningful poetry”. I discovered how Sassoon’s vigorous descriptions of his experiences, and how his poems all have interesting elements

Dulce e Decorum est by Wilfred Owen, Suicide In the Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon and The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson. From studying the selection of texts (Poetry and Prose) what have you learnt about the different way writers from different periods deal with the subject of war. The three poems that I have chosen to talk about are “Dulce e Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen, “Suicide In the Trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Tennyson

of humanity. This statement will be proved by referring to the novel by Eric Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front, poems from Wilfred Owen, Anthem of the Doomed Youth,, “To any dead officer”, “They” as well as Christ and the soldier by Siegfried Sassoon, music lyrics from Roger Whittaker’s I Don't Believe In If Anymore, art pieces like Mealtime and Feeling wounded by Otto Dix and Egon Schiele’s portrait of Reserve Lieutenant Heinrich Wagner and portrait of an Officer. When referring to the

The Different Aspects of Conflict in a Selection of Four War Poems Many poems have been witnessed throughout history that show different views on war and the glory and sacrifices made. Everyone was affected, from the men in the front lines to women and children working back at home. Men involved in the war effort often wrote poems to record their thoughts and feelings, or simply to pass the time. Poetry was an outlet through which they could express great depth

and “Counter Attack” by Siegfried Sassoon. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an accomplished poet in WW1. Unlike Sassoon, Brooke never fought at the front line, but joined the Mediterranean Navy where he died of a mosquito bite. Rupert Brooke expressed his feelings about war (war being a heroic act) through poems such as “The Soldier” where he talks about the solemnity of the soldier and represented war as the ultimate sacrifice and honourable act for your country. Siegfried Sassoon (1887-1967), however

July 1914 – 11 November 1918. In this devastating war, the total number of casualties includes about 11 million military personnel and about 7 million civilians. Many of those soldiers were young men. The poem “Suicide in the trenches” written by Siegfried Sassoon describes the harsh experiences in the trenches and how many soldiers became depressed. Sassoon was an officer who earned a military cross after carrying a wounded soldier through enemy’s crossfire. He fought in many battles until 1917 when

Courage in Pat Barker's Regeneration During the Vietnam War, many Americans decided to choose conscientious objector status and serve the war effort in non-combative ways; others moved to Canada, leaving their families, their communities, and their nation because of strong political convictions. While some said these people were cowards and a disgrace to their families and their nation, others argued that those had just as much courage as the men on the front lines. Although moving to Canada