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Title: WAR POETRY


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WAR POETRY

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War Poetry
  • War poems were written by men and women during
    and after most wars.
  • They were written by people both directly
    involved in fighting and not.

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  • Many famous war poems by English writers came
    after WWI because this was the first war in which
    ordinary educated English civilians took part,
    either by voluntary enlistment or later
    conscription.
  • There was a period during and directly after the
    war, when almost any young man who could express
    his thoughts and feelings in verse could get
    himself published, however many of these have
    since been forgotten. Others have remained
    famous and popular, even today.

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FIRST PHASE
  • At the beginning, many poems glorified war and
    pushed for men to enlist. These were often
    published in the press.

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SECOND PHASE
  • Soldier poets wrote about their own experiences
    during war. They referred to Honour, Duty and
    Sacrifice. Many of these men later died in
    battle and had their poems published by proud
    parents to immortalise their sons. This dramatic
    style was often mocked.

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THIRD PHASE
  • Towards the end and following the war there were
    more negative and realistic war poems published.
    They resented the fake heroes of earlier poems,
    and instead wanted to tell about real heroism,
    boredom, death and suffering. Many of these poets
    are still remembered and admired today.

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Background to the First World War
  • In 1914, Europe was divided by two great
    alliances Britain and her Empire, France,
    Russia, Serbia and Italy against Germany,
    Austria-Hungary and Turkey.
  • Tensions based on political, military and
    colonial rivalries had been rising since 1900.
    Balkan terrorists created a flash point in Bosnia
    in June 1914, when a teenage assassin shot the
    heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian
    Empire, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie.

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  • By August, Europe was at war. This continued
    until November 1918.
  • There was extreme fighting until the end. The
    Central Powers (German etc) lost 3.5 million men
    the Allies (Britain etc) lost over 5 million.
  • On average 5,600 soldiers were killed each day of
    the Great War.

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WAR Why would you?
  • Task
  • In your exercise book, draw a table with two
    columns.
  • On one side, write all the reasons FOR going to
    war.
  • On the other side, write all the reasons for NOT
    going to war.
  • WHICH LIST IS LONGER? WHY?
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