WW1 Literature: Sassoon & Owen 2

In which Rosianna explores the various techniques and messages behind a few of Siegfried Sassoon's poems.

Poem #1: The Hero
Poem #2: Does it Matter?
Poem #3: Glory of Women

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[peachydarl]

isn't it called the hero because the boy just clearly isn't a hero?

[missxrojas]

who knows, we were introduced to alternative interpretations, but yeah, it's probably the most obvious one. isn't that occam's razor or something?

[Sararararararara]

I've been looking at The Glory of Women today for the synoptic and it's incredibly helpful to listen to someone elses perspective on it. The point about the ambiguity of the making the men shells was something I'd missed before. Thanks for pointing it out :)

Good luck tomorrow! :)

[amelioooo]

I really love hearing you read poetry. That probably makes me sound like a creeper but oh well.

[EcargEnimsaj]

i hate to say it, but you speak too fast and don't anunciate clearly enough for the reader to properly absorb the poems...

[fazzy37]

Everything your saying is really helping me for my exams and im really greateful for all these videos :) thanks for being awesome :D

[ProNorden]

World War I was the worst, most tragic, and pointless horror of any war in human history. Just comprehending the loss of Kipling's only son provides some perspective. So many of the best people of a generation slaughtered for ....

[holliebadollie]

Those aren't her views... they are that of Sasoon, the poet who's work she is analysing.

[RookhKshatriya]

Everything you say is naive garbage. Women in WWI were going round handing out white feathers to every male not in uniform. Then, when they returned home sans legs/eyes/arms, the same women were spitting on their heads as they begged in the streets - just check out the drawings of George Grosz.

Anglo-Saxon women are entirely hypocritical - racist, sexist and classist. People like you don't know what day it is. You are a world-historical, biological oppressor class and you don't even know it.

[VrtyBrtn]

That's what I thought.

[Molefacers]

Ha! I had to analyse this poem for my English! Cos of course it was gcse so it was a hell of a lot simpler than you said..... LOL

[jcphoto]

or is the 'hero' sarcastic for the dead soldier/son