The War Poets

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Poets of the Great War

A   presentation  by Melvin Reimer

And  Maarten Sala

V6

What are war poets?

-Poetry written by soldiers during the war

-The ?vibe? of the poems changed

A summary of the Great War

Why did WW1 start?

1. The murder on an Austrian archduke
2. A diplomatic fight between Great-Brittain and Germany
3. YOLO
4. The invasion of Poland

The start of
the Great War

-The assasination of archduke Franz

Ferdinand from Austria

-28 june 1914, sarajevo

-Gavrilo Princip

-The Black Hand

-28 july 1914

What was the reason
Great-Brittain became
involved?

when did Great-Brittain become involved?

-Germany went through Belgium

-Brittain declared war

How did the soldiers perceive the beginning of the war

1. They were mad at the King
2. They were unsure but relieved
3. They didn't care much
4. How I am I supposed to know

What did the soldiers think about the war?

-The soldiers were excited

-They loved the image of war

Life in the trenches 

The beginning of the war

 people were relieved 

patriotism 

 " To die for king and country " 

The end of the war

The gruesome years

 hopelessness

The horrors of the war

In the a poem by wilfred Owen This is said: "The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori(It is sweet and fitting to die for the homeland) "
Why would he refer to this as a lie

1. He thinks everyone should be willing to die for their country
2. He was happy to die
3. He thinks he has been lied to by the king for the sake of the war
4. he thought dying for the homeland was not noble

The propaganda

People at home were clueless

War in the living room

After the war

Men returned home

PTSD 

Neglect by the government

Rise of gangs

remembrance day 

poppy flower

PTSD

To which time period does this poem belong?

1. The beginning of the war
2. The end of the war
3. After the war(the lost generation)

What is remembrance day called in the UK?

1. Lilly day
2. Rose day
3. Veterans day
4. Poppy day

Conclusion

Understanding the time period

The difference between the beginning of the war and the end

The use of propaganda

The lasting effects on the generation after the war

The End