English History

Two war poets are Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.

1. Wilfred Owen was an English war poet. He contributed to the war effort by writing poems criticizing the war and the conditions of it. He joined the army in 1915 and was seriously wounded in 1917. His poetry was published after his death.
2. Siegfried Sassoon (1886 – 1967) was an English writer, soldier and poet. He was born in a wealthy family in the town of Matfield in Kent. He was a volunteer in the Royal Army in 1907 and was initiated as a soldier in 1908. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1910. In the same year, he was injured in the Dardanelles during his service in the British Army. In 1918, Sassoon left the army. He was awarded a medal for his bravery in the war. His poetry is a very strong anti-war statement.

Poems about wars generally fall into three main categories: personal war chronicles, patriotic war lyrics, and war prophecies.

1. Personal War Chronicles: Personal war chronicles were kept by soldiers during wars. These chronicles were about what the writer did during war, what the writer thought about war, and how the writer’s life was affected by war.
2. Patriotic War Lyrics: The patriotic war lyrics in war poetry show the spirit of American nationalism and freedom.
3. War Prophecies: War prophecies in war poetry are suggestive phrases that depict the horrors of war, as well as the potential destruction that is to come. There are many war prophecies in war poetry, such as “the Old Man’s dream of war” by Siegfried Sassoon and ” The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke, both of which depict the horrors of war.