How does Thomas present regret in “Tears”? Written in January early 1915‚ Thomas was housebound due a badly sprained ankle and used the time to contemplate his future prospects. Regret is a prominent feature throughout “Tears” as the emotion was stimulated by his perceived failings in life: he was conscious he was yet to enlist to fight for his beloved country even though many of fellow “countrymen” had recently died in the Battle of Ypres; he was concerned with his inability to express emotions
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Edward Thomas Quotations – The power of language “Silence/Stained with all that hour’s songs.” Synaesthesia of sound being described in a visual term (MARCH) Conversational – “Now I know that Spring” (MARCH)/“But these things also are Spring’s” (BUT THESE THINGS ALSO) Language and words prove that we love the Earth‚ “As the earth which you prove/ That we love.” (WORDS) The problems with language Names are confusing and pointless. They “half decorate‚ half perplex‚ the thing it is.” (OLD MAN) To someone
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writing romantic verses. Being an innocent‚ Sassoon’s reaction to the realities of the war were all the more bitter and violent -- both his reaction through his poetry and his reaction on the battlefield (after the death of fellow officer David Thomas and his brother Hamo at Gallipoli). Sassoon sadness‚ he believed that the Germans were entirely to blame. Sassoon showed innocence by going public to protest against the war. Luckily‚ his friend and fellow poet Robert Graves convinced the review board
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“The Road Not Taken”. “Frost spent the years 1912 to 1915 in England‚ where among his acquaintances was the writer Edward Thomas. Thomas and Frost became close friends and took many walks together. After Frost returned to New Hampshire in 1915‚ he sent Thomas an advance copy of "The Road Not Taken”. Frost says that the speaker of the poem was based on his friend Edward Thomas. Thomas was “a person who‚ whichever road he went‚ would be sorry he didn’t go the other”. (WIKIPEDIA). I chose this poem
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Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear
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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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Owen’s war poetry is a passionate expression of outrage at the horrors of war and of pity for the young soldiers sacrificed in it. It is dramatic and memorable‚ whether describing physical horror‚ such as in‘ Dulce et Decorum Est’ or the unseen‚ mental torment such as in‘ Disabled’. His diverse use of instantly understandable imagery and technique is what makes him the most memorable of the war poets. His poetry evokes more from us than simple disgust and sympathy; issues previously unconsidered
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as Judy Kendall writes. Thomas explores his fascination with the unimportant in this poem and looks at the connection and merging together of Spring and Winter. Much like his other poetry‚ here‚ Thomas struggles to put his finger on precisely what he means. This is shown by his inability to separate and distinguish between the two seasons. The poem begins with the first two lines focussing on Spring‚ however‚ by following this with two lines focussing on Winter‚ Thomas explodes our first expectations
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“TEARS‚ IDLE TEARS” “TEARS‚ IDLE TEARS” Summary The speaker sings of the baseless and inexplicable tears that rise in his heart and pour forth from his eyes when he looks out on the fields in autumn and thinks of the past. This past‚ (“the days that are no more”) is described as fresh and strange. It is as fresh as the first beam of sunlight that sparkles on the sail of a boat bringing the dead back from the underworld‚ and it is sad as the last red beam of sunlight that shines on a boat that
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moment in the life of Edward Thomas. Another way of looking at this poem is through the eyes of Edward Thomas. Thomas wants us to stop at the next train station of life‚ and he wants us to stick our heads out of the train of life. By doing this Thomas hopes that his readers will be able to experience the little things in life. The author wants us to make sure we don’t miss anything in life as it flashes by us‚ in a sense Thomas doesn’t want us a train stop that one might need to get off and explore
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