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war poets
wilfred owen
he studied at london university and in 1915 he joined the army
in 1917 he met Sassoon
in 1918 he went back to the front and was killed
in owen's poems are characterized by pity and compassion towards senseless human suffering
dulce et decorum est
it describes a gas attack on a troop of soldiers marching back to their trenches
Rupert Brooke
he attended cambridge university and died in 1915 of sepsis
he didn't participate in any fightings that's why most of his themes are related to patriotism
it is a sonnet and is one of the most patriotic sonnet of english history
he meditates about his own death but his englishness conforts him
historical context
the beginning of the twentieth century was a period of social reforms
in 1907 britain france and russia formed the triple entente
britain entered the war on the fourth of august of 1914
for the first time they used sophisticated weapons
and was mainly fought in trenches
the war ended in 1918 after germany surrended
in 1919 the peace treaty was signed at versailles
in 1920 the society of nation was founded
it was named great war because over nine million were killed and many more were traumatised or shell shocked
sigfried sassoon
he atteded cambridge university and then went to fight in France
he was shellshocked and then he was sent to the front again
suicide in the trenches