Glory of Women by Siegfried Sassoon (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year 'Glory of Women' was written
Year 'Glory of Women' was written
1918
Collection containing 'Glory of Women'
Collection containing 'Glory of Women'
Counter-Attack
Form of 'Glory of Women'
Form of 'Glory of Women'
Petrarchan sonnet
Sassoon's nickname for fearless charges
Sassoon's nickname for fearless charges
'Mad Jack'
What 'You make us shells' metaphor means
What 'You make us shells' metaphor means
Women enable war via munitions & support
Who volta shifts to in 'Glory of Women'
Who volta shifts to in 'Glory of Women'
German mother
Style Sassoon & Owen developed
Style Sassoon & Owen developed
'negative' realism
Rhyme scheme of 'Glory of Women'
Rhyme scheme of 'Glory of Women'
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
Hospital where Sassoon recovered
Hospital where Sassoon recovered
Craiglockhart
Central contrast in poem
Central contrast in poem
Home-front romanticization vs trench reality