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Remorse by Siegfried Sassoon
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"Remorse" by Siegfreid Sassoon
created by Andrew Buckley and Tyler Johnston
Siegfreid Sassoon was born prior to the world conflict of WW1. During and post paste to the war he composed poems describing WW1, its horrors and its aftermath. His poems often described his anger and hate for the war.
Found Poem
Poor father sitting safe at home
who reads of blunders
Germans screaming for mercy
chaps dying, deathless deeds
He reads of gloom
and dying heroes
there's things in war one dare not tell
DICTION
TONE & DICTION
He used a strong word choice(diction) so the reader could understand the poet's emotions toward the war.
Such as...
- Flounders
- Blunders
- Clutching
TONE
Reflective- We picked reflective because of how he describes his memories of the War. He uses words such as "Remembering".
Sorrow- His looks back on his past as an nightmare.
using words such as " Livid with terror'" and "Screaming for mercy."
Theme/Message of the Poem
The message of this poem is that War is nothing to be proud of or honorable . He describes the horrific scenes of war that even a solider wouldn't tell his father about.
Vocabulary Words
Summary
Purpose
This poem describes the turn of WW1, when the Germans were retreating, in which he describes a German soldier strucken with fear. This is from the point of view a war verteran repenting from his actions durring the war. This poem is important because it shows how veterans feel bad about what they did.
Remorse- repentence
Blunders- mistakes
Livid- colorless
The purpose of this poem is to remind the reader that war takes a toll on the people who fight in it and see its horrors. It also makes the reader realize that the war also has an affect on the homefront.
Literary Terms
Alliteration:
"Of dying heroes and their deathless deeds"
"Poor Father sitting safe at home..."
"...Dodged and Darted..."