anthem for doomed youth
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Anthem for Doomed Youth. by Wilfred Owen. What do we need to know to analyse this poem successfully?. About the Poet. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918). Form. Sonnet (in rhyme scheme of an English sonnet). Context. Written in 1917, Craiglockhart War Hospital. Language. anthem passing bells - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Anthem for Doomed Youth
by Wilfred Owen
What do we need to know to analyse this poem successfully?
About the Poet
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
Form
Sonnet (in rhyme scheme of an English sonnet)
Context
Written in 1917, Craiglockhart War Hospital
Language• anthem• passing bells• cattle• orisons• mockeries• mourning• demented• shells• bugles• speed• pallor• pall• drawing-down
Form
Sonnet: • 14 lines• Each line has ten syllables – iambic
pentameter• Shakespearean rhyme scheme:
abab/cdcd/efef/gg • Shakespeare wrote many famous sonnets• Sonnets usually address themes of love