The first official Armistice Day(formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting) was subsequently held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace the following morning. The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem: "In Flanders Fields" written By John McCrae.

Anthem for Doomed Youth By Wilfred Owen

Who is Wilfred owen? Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (1893 – 1918) was an English poet and soldier, one of the leading poets of the First World War. Portrays often shocking and realistic war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare

Anthem for doomed youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? 1 - Only the monstrous anger of the guns. 2 Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle 3 Can patter out their hasty orisons. 4 No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; 5 Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, – 6 The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; 7 And bugles calling for them from sad shires. 8

What candles may be held to speed them all? 9 Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes 10 Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. 11 The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; 12 Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, 13 And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. 14

What do we call this poem? This is a Petrarchan sonnet ----- AN Italian sonnet Why? The reason for this is the format 8 lines in the first stanza 6 lines in the second stanza

Rhyme Scheme: What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? 1 - Only the monstrous anger of the guns. 2 Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle 3 Can patter out their hasty orisons. 4 No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; 5 Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, – 6 The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; 7 And bugles calling for them from sad shires. 8

////the shift is between the battlefield, and the quieter, less action-packed world of civilians at home/////// What candles may be held to speed them all? 9 Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes 10 Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. 11 The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; 12 Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, 13 And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. 14

Theme : the terrible costs and realities of all wars, and the inability of our rituals to alleviate the death and suffering it brings about. Warfare; Religion; Death

HOMEWORK QUESTIONS 1. What do you think the effectiveness of the questions in the poem is? (2) 2. The title is highly unique and allows for many interpretations. Explain how this title is ambigious and why. (3) 3. what is the format of this poem and why would a poet use this format? (2) 4. do you think it is justified for a soldier to have such views. Explain your answer in detail and link this to the poets history As well as weather you agree with his views. (3) [10]