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3 “It is sweet and right to die for your country.”

4 Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Alliteration

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6 Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boot, But limped on, blood-shot. All went lame, all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping softly behind… Hyperbole

7 GAS! GAS! QUICK, BOYS!---

8 Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!--- An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, Caesura

9 Real Life Gas

10 But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And floud’ring like man on fire or lime— Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

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12 In all my dreams before my helpless sight He plunges at me, guttering choking, drowning…

13 If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace Behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin

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15 If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs Biter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,---

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17 THEY WON’T UNDERSTAND

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19 Choose a Partner; Choose a Poem from our Anthology Animate your poem through pictures, videos, and explanation Include the text of the poem Include any background information we need to understand the poem. Include at least ten poetic devices labeled in your presentation Utilize thematic colors and slide décor Reveal the poem’s theme, tone, and purpose Engage the class with your presentation You should not need to speak during your presentation and you can use advanced devices in Power Point to allow you to click once for the presentation to run. Your presentation should be between 15-20 minutes in length. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN:


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