The War Poems of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year Strange Meeting written
Year Strange Meeting written
1918
Owen's death date in relation to Armistice
Owen's death date in relation to Armistice
4 Nov 1918, 7 days before Armistice
Hospital where Owen composed Strange Meeting
Hospital where Owen composed Strange Meeting
Craiglockhart War Hospital
War poet who influenced Owen at hospital
War poet who influenced Owen at hospital
Siegfried Sassoon
Owen's rhyme technique in Strange Meeting
Owen's rhyme technique in Strange Meeting
Pararhyme/half-rhyme
Setting of Strange Meeting
Setting of Strange Meeting
Afterlife/underworld
Central quotation showing war's paradox
Central quotation showing war's paradox
I am the enemy you killed, my friend
Tone of Strange Meeting
Tone of Strange Meeting
Melancholic and contemplative
Type of space the underworld represents
Type of space the underworld represents
Liminal space (threshold between life/death)
Owen's stance on war in poem
Owen's stance on war in poem
Pacifist/anti-war