War Literature

Siegfried Sassoon

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Siegfried Sassoon

         War Literature

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Slide 2 - Video

Historical Context
  • World War 1 (1914-1918)
  • Trenches and mustard gas
  • Heroic --> suffering, death, trauma
  • Readers divided into two groups

Slide 3 - Slide

Siegfried Sassoon
 (1886 – 1967)

  • Served as a soldier
  • Jewish Family
  • Innocent 
  • Mad jack 
  • Shell shock 
  • Graphic Violence
  • Politics 

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Slide

Wat denk je dat de mening van Sassoon is tegenover 'The scarlet Majors'?

Slide 6 - Open question

Scrap
Petulant
Guzzling
Toddle
Small fight
Bad-tempered
Eating/drinking
greedily
Walk casually/ Childishly

Slide 7 - Drag question

What is the setting?
(Waar speelt het zich af?)
A
On the battle field
B
At base camp
C
In a Hotel
D
In his imagination

Slide 8 - Quiz

Wat denk je dat de titel betekent?

Slide 9 - Open question

What is the contrast expressed in this poem?
(Welke tegenstelling zie je?)

Slide 10 - Open question

Is this poem a sonnet?
Yes
No

Slide 11 - Poll