Wilfred Owen – Poetry of the First World War What do you know about the First World War? Make a post-it rope. YOUTUBE.

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Wilfred Owen – Poetry of the First World War What do you know about the First World War? Make a post-it rope. YOUTUBE

Couplet Feedback Write a couplet about your thoughts on either: – The poetry of Wilfred Owen – What you have enjoyed in the lesson – An idea you may have for a transformation

Wilfred Owen Owen was born Wilfred Owen joined the army in 1915 – he hated everything about it. He was blown up by a mortar and spent days in a trench with what he thoughts was the remains of a dead officer He was diagnosed with shell shock and sent to Craiglockhart hospital in Edinburgh Here he met Siegfried Sassoon, a war hero and poet, turned anti-war protestor YOUTUBE

Wilfred Owen YOUTUBE Owen returned to the war with renewed determination He captured a German machine gun and was to be awarded the Military Cross for bravery Owen was killed on 4 th November 1918, exactly one week before the end of the war His mother received the telegram informing her of her son’s death as the bells were ringing to symbolise the end of the war Only 5 of Owen’s poems were published before his death.

Jessie Pope Pope wrote patriotic poetry encouraging men to join the army and fight in the trenches. YOUTUBE Owen responded to her writing in his most famous poem, Dulce et Decorum Est The poem’s title means it is “sweet and meet to die for one’s country”. This is still the motto of King’s School

Dulce et Decorum Est The poem is an extremely vivid and graphic depiction of the suffering of the reality of war. YOUTUBE

Exposure How does Owen explore a different perspective of war in this poem? YOUTUBE Note how successful a transformation can be if you take a slightly different perspective.

Strange Meeting This poem is quite ambiguous. YOUTUBE I think it may be his best poetry.

Understanding the poems You have 5 minutes to learn more about the poems from the Wilfred Owen association website’s notes. This should layer your appreciation of the language

Couplet Feedback Write a couplet about your thoughts on either: – The poetry of Wilfred Owen – What you have enjoyed in the lesson – An idea you may have for a transformation

Play Pack up your troubles What do you know Biog Youtube – meeting Sassoon TES PP on Who’s Playing the Game youtube He responded in Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen association Exposure – youtube