eek 6 – War and Literature custom essay

War and Literature

eek 6 – War and Literature custom essay

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The poetry from this period is understandably weighty, “to read the work of the writers of World War I is to observe creative minds searching for new modes of expression in the midst of an unprecedented crisis” (Greenblatt, et al 654).

This crisis, the first world war, is what we read about this week. There are many threads of common themes in each of these poems: Death and destruction, chaos and civilization, home and alien territory, what it means to be human, gender roles, soldiers and civilians, old age versus youth, wartime and peace, etc. You could compare endlessly!

Choose one of the themes from above that resonates most with you. Where do you see examples of your chosen theme in the assigned poetry readings from this week? What do the authors think about these themes? DRAW DIRECT QUOTATIONS (MLA style) FROM AT LEAST 2 OF THE POEMS FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST:

Adelstrop The Owl The Rain

The Cherry Trees As the Team’s Head Brass The Rear Guard

Glory of Women Memoirs of an Infantry Officer The Silent One

Break of Day in the Trenches Dead Man’s Dump Anthem for Doomed Youth

Apologia Pro Poemate Meo Strange Meeting Disabled

So, in this week’s discussion, choose a theme from above, then show us how your chosen theme is handled in 2 of the above poems, with properly cited direct quotations.

 

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