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WAR POETS - Coggle Diagram
WAR POETS
At the start of World War I, the WAR was regarded as a noble and heroic adventure.
however
After the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the main sentiment became disillusionment
due to
the horrors of war and trenches: mud, decaying bodies, constant bombings and poison gas.
SOLDIERS wrote songs, letters, poems
the two most famous
Rupert Brook
wrote "THE SOLDIER"
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ideal: it's noble to die, fighting for your country
ideal: the foreign land where an english soldier dies, would be part of England forever
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MAIN THEMES
courage, patriotism, glory
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