4. In Flanders' Fields

In Flanders' Fields
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In Flanders' Fields
Havo 5 Literature

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Before we start..
Take 5 minutes to answer question 4, 5, 6, 7 in your War Literature booklet
timer
5:00

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Which question should we discuss?
4
5
6
7

Slide 3 - Sondage

Which poem was positive about the war?
A
Dulce Et Decorum Est
B
The Soldier

Slide 4 - Quiz

Dulce Et Decorum Est was written by
A
Wilfred Owen
B
Rupert Brooke
C
Siegfried Sassoon
D
John McCrae

Slide 5 - Quiz

About the author
  • John McCrae
  • 1872 - 1918

Slide 6 - Diapositive

About the author
  • Canadian army doctor
  • Died from pneumonia (longontsteking) in 1918
  • Probably after effects of a chlorine attack
     (remember Dulce Et Decorum Est?)

Slide 7 - Diapositive

Which country is Flanders?

Slide 8 - Question ouverte

What do the following words mean?
poppies
larks
scarce
dawn
quarrel
torch
fakkel
gevecht
klaprozen (bloem)
dageraad
leeuweriken (vogel)
nauwelijks

Slide 9 - Question de remorquage

The importance of poppies
  • English national symbol of remembrance (WWI)
  • Because of this poem (In Flander’s Fields)

Slide 10 - Diapositive

Slide 11 - Diapositive

Let's read the text together

Slide 12 - Diapositive

Slide 13 - Vidéo

Who is/are the speaker(s) in this poem?
Where do you find it in the text?

Slide 14 - Diapositive

Correct answer
At the beginning of the second stanza, it is revealed that the speaker is a group: "the dead". 
i.e. soldiers who have recently ("short days ago") died in Flanders Fields

They used to live, but now they are dead and lie there. 
stanza 2, line 2-4

Slide 15 - Diapositive

Let's continue
In Flanders' Fields
by John McCrae

Slide 16 - Diapositive

1. Is in Flanders' fields a sonnet?
A
yes
B
no
C
What is a sonnet?
D
I don't know

Slide 17 - Quiz

It isn't a sonnet
It does not consist of 14 lines (it has 15).

This poem is a rondo, which is characterised by a repetition of words at the beginning, middle and end. Which words are repeated in this poem?

Slide 18 - Diapositive

2. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
3. Is there any repetition?


Discuss in pairs or groups of three.

Slide 19 - Diapositive

Correct answer
Rhyme scheme: 
AABBA AABC AABBAC

Repetition: 
"In Flanders' Fiels" in beginning, middle, and end of the poem. 
--> this makes it a Rondeau poem

Slide 20 - Diapositive

4. Are there any imageries (figures of speech) that you can find?




Discuss in pairs or groups of three.

Slide 21 - Diapositive

Correct answer
  • rows of poppies (line 1 & 2) = metaphor for dead soldiers

  • the larks, singing bravely (line 4) = personification, birds cannot really sing
    definition of sing: make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.

  • torch (line 12) = metaphor for hope

Slide 22 - Diapositive

5. Dulce et Decorum Est, The Soldier and In Flanders' Fields all talk about fields. Try to explain the difference between them.





Discuss in pairs or groups of three.

Slide 23 - Diapositive

7. Difficult? Try the following
Dulce et Decorum Est

The Soldier

In Flanders' Fields
Battlefield, battle is still raging.
Battlefield, battle has finished
(make-shift) graveyard

Slide 24 - Question de remorquage

8. Rank the poems from most negative to most positive.
Most negative





Most positive

Dulce Et Decorum Est
In Flanders' Fields
The Soldier

Slide 25 - Question de remorquage

Explanation
  • Dulce Et Decorum Est
    Graphic language and scenes

  • In Flanders' Fields
    It talks about the dead, but also about hope

  • The Soldier
    Kind of propaganda (richer dust)

Slide 26 - Diapositive

You should be able to answer questions 8, 9, 10, 11 about this poem. Which question do you wish to discuss next lesson?
8
9
10
11

Slide 27 - Sondage

I think I understand this poem well enough for the test.
Yes
No

Slide 28 - Sondage