1. war poetry post 1914
Wilfred Owen, who unlike Jessie Pope, had fought in the war and had witnessed the horrific scenes, particularly detested Jessie Pope. ... Wilfred Owen saw this and wrote a poem to criticise Pope. ... "Disabled" was one of the first of Wilfred Owen's war poems and they all clearly had an anti - establishment feel criticising the politicians and military. ... Wilfred Owen imagines the thought of a very young and severely wounded soldier and he has now lost all of his limbs and sits in a hospital thinking sadly and bitterly of the past. ... Owen amplifies the image by using alliteration. ...
- Word Count: 1300
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School