Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' written
Year 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' written
1917
Hospital where Owen recovered & wrote poetry
Hospital where Owen recovered & wrote poetry
Craiglockhart War Hospital
Poet who influenced Owen at hospital
Poet who influenced Owen at hospital
Siegfried Sassoon
Sonnet form used in 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'
Sonnet form used in 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'
Petrarchan sonnet
Simile Owen uses for soldiers' deaths
Simile Owen uses for soldiers' deaths
die as cattle
Rhyme technique: guns/orisons, bells/shells
Rhyme technique: guns/orisons, bells/shells
half-rhymes
Term describing Owen's poetic style
Term describing Owen's poetic style
compassionate rage
Poem's volta shifts from battlefield to where?
Poem's volta shifts from battlefield to where?
home/domestic sphere
British mourning ritual: 'drawing-down of ___'
British mourning ritual: 'drawing-down of ___'
blinds
Owen's quote: 'My subject is War, and the ___ of War'
Owen's quote: 'My subject is War, and the ___ of War'
pity