The Anzac Legend was born on 25 April 1915 upon the arrival of the Anzacs at a small cove‚ now known as Anzac Cove. The characteristics of courage‚ endurance‚ mateship‚ sacrifice and disregard for authority became the definition of an Anzac soldier and the identity of a ’true Australian’. The legend of the Anzac has become a proud possession to the majority of young Australians and is for some embedded since birth. The legend of the Anzac Is substantially moulded by the recounts of Bartlett and
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Comparison of ‘Futility’ and ‘The Right Word’. In Futility attitudes to war are strongly shown. The poem mainly concentrates on the meaning of existence. The title of the poem ‘Futility’ means pointlessness and throughout the poem he is questioning the meaning of life. Also in this poem Owen shows that he maybe does not agree with war and it will not solve anything. The poem is questioning why his friend is dying and what is the point in fighting if lives are being lost or even what is the point
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Poetry Analysis 1. In stanza one‚ I notice that Wilfred Owen is putting himself in the shoes of soldiers in the war‚ he tends to describe the poor conditions the soldiers were to march in and the constant hours they were forced to stay awake. It is also mentioned that they were in a continuous flee from the bombs that were dropped‚ dropped so close that they became blind‚ deaf‚ and even bloody. In stanza two‚ the fear of the soldiers is continued as poisonous gas is released upon them
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‘’The experience of the Great War stripped men of their masculinity’’explore the ways in which Barker‚ Sassoon and Owen portray this in their writing. Sassoon and Owen as poets and Barker as a novelist‚ explore through their works of literature the changing and challenging notions of masculinity experienced as a result of The Great War. Furthermore‚ all three writers suggest that the often overlooked reality of the conflict was the creation of a subversion of the stereotypical ‘heroic soldier’.
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assembly the colonists had decided to go to war with Britain and Benjamin’s son Gabriel Martin had joined the Americans under the command of Henrry Burwell. Soon after Gabriel had gone to war and had written letters to his family about how his friend had died during a battle. Soon a British and American skirmish had been brought to the martins home where Gabriel had been wounded and returned home for treatment‚ Where his father had patched him up‚ As morning broke the martins had been healing
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Shell shock is an expression instituted in World War I to portray the kind of PTSD many fighters were distressed with amid the war (before PTSD itself was a term). The property term for shell shock is PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder). Post-traumatic stress syndrome is the result of soldiers going into war and having a difficult time dealing with the realities of life. Sometimes they might hear a gunshot and it reminds them of being in the war zone. Sometimes they might see the color red like
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Discuss the ways in which Thomas presents the effects of war in “Gone‚ gone again”. In your answer‚ explore the effects of language‚ imagery and verse form‚ and consider how this poem relates to other poems by Thomas you have studied. Throughout the poem the most prominent theme that Thomas includes are the references to the war. In fourth stanza “and when the war began” is a direct reference to the war‚ due to the context of the verses around it‚ the reference seems to be written quite bluntly
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Blending as one leaves the feeling of hiding inside the coal dark stone. “I’m stone. I’m flesh.” (line 5) I am as strong as the granite I am viewing but I am still just a man; flesh‚ blood and bone. My wounds will weep even as I try to hold back my sorrow. The sharp replication of my soul is slanted between the dark evils of war and the light of today where I am still within the battle. I have two paths‚ two choices‚ stay with the darkness of the stone or turn away and free myself from the battle
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“Strange Fruit” ‚a poem written by Abel Meeropol in 1929‚ was a world renowned piece of writing. This poem was a result of Meeropol’s reaction to the picture of a lynching that took place during that time. He was already disturbed by the racism that existed‚ but was horrified after seeing a picture taken of two hanging bodies. Then after putting it to song‚ it was sung by Billie Holiday who was heard around the world. I find that this poem is a chilling act of defiance against the inhumane act of
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Arsenal at Springfield” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Arsenal at Springfield” begins with a statement “This is Arsenal”. Longfellow quickly establishes the setting and this actually plays a big part in the poem because it lets the setting build. This poem is involved with war and you can automatically tell that throughout the poem even in the title. The speaker shows various samples of war and explores the brutality and horrors of it. Peace and music plays big
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