Transcript anthem for doomed youth ppt 1 - Module b

Anthem for Doomed Youth
Wilfred Owen
Do Now: Your Generation
a) Provide 2-3 aspects of society today that will
impact positively on the future of your
generation. Explain your answers.
b) Provide 2-3 aspects of society today that will
impact negatively on the future of your
generation. Explain your answers.
The old man told me I could never understand the
enthusiasm to join up in the first world war. “It was
the feeling of national pride of King and country.”
“You must have seen the tens of thousands waiting
outside the recruiting offices on the old films, they
wanted to have a crack at the Hun.” Propaganda in
many forms was rife and found its target in a worried
and angry people on both German and British sides.
Propaganda may be described as information,
especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to
promote a political cause or point of view.
World War One – Propaganda Posters
This poster was designed by the British government. It
was placed in public places such as railway stations. It
was designed to encourage men to enlist in the army to
fight in World War One.
The old man told me I could never understand the
enthusiasm to join up in the first world war.
“It was the feeling of national pride of King and
country.” “You must have seen the tens of
thousands waiting outside the recruiting
offices on the old films, they wanted to have a
crack at the Hun.”
Propaganda in many forms was rife and found its
target in a worried and angry people on both
German and British sides.
War Propaganda
Wilfred Owen’s poetry is often critical of
the English Government for the
propaganda it produced to promote the
World War One.
What might he consider misleading about
these two posters?
(“Hun” was a word used to describe a German soldier.)
Jingoism
Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism. In practice, it refers to sections of
the general public who advocate bullying other countries or using
whatever means necessary (usually military force) to safeguard a
country's national interests.
Anthem for the Doomed Youth
Listen to the poem being read aloud and complete the
following tasks:
 Make a list of the key issues that Wilfred Owen is exploring
in this poem
 What is your favourite line of the poem.? Explain why.
 How does this poem link to what you already know about
Wilfred Owen’s experiences at war?
 Share your ideas with your group
“Anthem of Doomed Youth”
A Student Sample
Wilfred Owen's poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
(1917), is a sensitive expression of the sadness and
futility (uselessness) which arise as a result of the death
of young men on the battlefield. This theme stemmed
from Owen's own experiences with shell shock as a soldier
on the frontlines during World War One. In order to
express his theme, Owen mixes the chaotic, explosive
images of a battle with the sad, calm images of a funeral.
Homework
• Read the notes provided on Anthem for
Doomed Youth and use these to add
annotations to your copy of the poem
• Please have this completed by tomorrow
Do Now
• Write down two interesting things you
learned about the poem, Anthem for
Doomed Youth from your reading last
night.
Have your daily dosage of the medicinal “Vocabulary Inflator!”
Terms in “Anthem for Doomed Youth”
Anthem: song of praise, national hymn
Doomed: to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate
Orisons: prayer
Mockeries: to ridicule or show scorn or contempt
Choir: organised group of singers
Shrill: emitting a sharp and high pitched sound
Demented: mad, insane
Wailing: a prolonged high –pitched mournful cry or sound
Shires: a rural district having its own local council
Pallor: to have an unnaturally pale condition, the whiteness of the skin
Brow: the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead;
appearance
Pall: the cloth used in religious ceremonies, often used to cover coffins or
the Eucharist
The Summary
Trench Fever
Written at Craiglockhart, a war hospital where
Owen was rested for 4 months after contracting
Trench fever, this poem was probably inspired by
the casualties he saw each day as young, dead
faces passed from his sight daily and his experiences
on the battlefield. Though it has been edited and
reworked several times, it is considered one of his
masterpieces.
In this sonnet, Owen angrily argues that war is pitiful. He states his claim
against the meaningless slaughter of young men in the war as he exposes that
they die like animals, without any ritual to mark their death. Interestingly Owen
uses the word “mockeries” to represent the word rituals.
*What do you think he is trying to say about the way people mourn
for the dead?
In the poem his anger is evident as he questions the ceremonies for the dead
soldiers and argues that war causes the loss of an entire generation of young
men, hence the phrase “doomed youth” in the title.
*Is Owen really upset that the
soldiers do not have religious
rituals to mark their death?
This poem illustrates the madness (shrill, demented choirs), the futility ( die
as cattle) and brutality ( of war, going beyond its terrible effects on the
battlefields to describe the grief of the loved ones left behind (pallor of girls
brows). Furthermore, it also implies that the war will be the ruin of society
through the word “doomed” in the title and the ignorance of those who
continue to ignore the truth of war (drawing-down of blinds) and glorify
war.
His Structure
Sonnet
The term "sonnet" derives from the Italian word
"sonetto," meaning "little song." By the thirteenth century,
it had come to signify a poem of fourteen lines that
follows a strict rhyme scheme and logical structure. The
conventions associated with the sonnet have evolved over
its history. The writers of sonnets are known as
"sonneteers."
Italian Sonnet
The poem was written in the form of an Italian Sonnet,
and thus it has fourteen lines which are divided into an
octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines).
(Please note: Owen does not use the conventional Italian sonnet rhyme
scheme.)
The Style
Elegy
Elegy: a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegos, a
reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow
generally. In addition, an elegy may be a type of musical
work, usually in a sad and somber attitude. It is not to be
confused with a eulogy.
Questions
• Complete the questions from the
worksheet
• TEE- Table
Essay Question:
In what ways does the poet draw you into the world
of the poetry?
Make a list of at
least five steps
you would
take to plan
your essay.
Make a list of at least five
steps you would take
to plan your essay.
Steps
• Decode the question
• Restate the question
• Construct a thesis
• Decide which
examples to use
• Decide which
techniques I will be
highlighting
• Outline my essay.
(Using a tree?)
Deconstruct the question:
In what ways does the poet draw you into the world
of the poetry?
Draw:
• interest
What is the “world” of his poetry?
• captivate
• attract
• pull in
• engage
• awareness
His world: Soldiers, War, Suffering, Death, True
Experiences of War, His indignation of war
Thesis Points
What is captivating about this poem?
a) It is a lament for the soldiers whose lives were
unnecessarily lost.
Restate the question:
In what ways does the poet draw you into the world
of the poetry?
Wilfred Owen is able to captivate readers, by exposing the
horrific experiences soldiers had on the battlefield.
Wilfred Owen draws the reader into the world of his poetry
by expressing his indignation of those who falsely promote
war.
Wilfred Owen engages readers by conveying the futility of
war, through subtle reminders of what should matter to the
youth of a nation.
Broad Thesis Point
Wilfred Owen’s Poetry sought to expose the
horrific realities of war to those at home in
England.
Introduction:
Wilfred Owen lived and wrote poetry during the first world war. His poem,
“Anthem for Doomed Youth” is a lament for the soldiers whose lives were
unnecessarily lost during this time. He was a soldier on the front lines and
desperately sought to expose the horrific realities of war to those at home in
England. This poem attempts to exposes these realities why discussing…
The following messages were sent by Wilfred Owen in his three poems, The
Send-off, Dulce et Decorum Est, and Anthem for Doomed Youth.
Copy the messages and decide which poems best support this thesis.
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Wilfred Owen expresses his indignation of war.
In war, soldiers experience tremendous and ongoing suffering.
War is futile, as the sheer waste of life is not acceptable.
Wilfred Owen is critical of those who glorify war.
The horrors of war are vile and the outcome devastating.
How can you make this thesis point more
sophisticated?
Wilfred Owen captivates readers by exposing the horrific
experiences soldiers have in war and by revealing his
personal indignation towards combat.
Thesis Points
Wilfred Owen captivates readers by exposing the horrific
experiences soldiers have in war and by revealing his personal
indignation towards combat. Specifically, his poetry creates a
disturbingly clear picture of the tremendous and ongoing suffering
experienced by the young men, describes its horrible and vile nature,
and criticises society for it’s glorification of warfare.
Wilfred Owen captivates readers by exposing the horrific
experiences soldiers have in war and by revealing his personal
indignation towards combat. Specifically, his poetry creates a
disturbingly clear picture of the tremendous and ongoing suffering
experienced by the young men, expresses the futility of war because
of the vast number of men who never come home, and criticises
society for it’s glorification of warfare.
Which poems
will best
support your
thesis?
Do Now –Youth Issues
Make a list of five things that stand in the way of the youth of
Australia living a full life?
Do Now- Instead of saying the composer…
Read the handout provided 
Wilfred Owen needs your help!
Wilfred Owen’s reputation is in jeopardy! A recent group of misguided
poetry activists, by the name of ‘The Anti-Owen’s’, claim his poetry is disrespectful
and insulting towards soldiers. To support of their accusations and try to infuriate
the public they have been known to quote lines from ‘The Send-Off’ and ‘Anthem of
the Doomed’. For example, they disapprove of Owen stating that soldier’s “creep
back” upon returning from war and that he compares them to them to “cattle”.
They have petitioned Australia’s most widely subscribed poetry magazine,
the NPMM (National Poetry Monthly Magazine), to join their Anti-Owen campaign.
If the NPMM agrees, The Anti-Owen’s plan to publish articles that discredit
Wilfred Owen’s work. They also plan to make 4th November Anti-Wilfred Owen
Day. How revolting!
You can’t let this happen! You know the truth!
Write a letter to the NPMM defending Owen’s reputation as voice for soldiers. In
your letter discuss how the accusations of The Anti-Owen’s are false. Discuss and
quote his poetry to support your argument.
Possible Thesis Points
1)The Anti-Wilfred Owen group has misinterpreted the meaning of
Owen’s poetry. Though he is an anti-war poet his poem are meant to
give soldiers a voice, not discredit them.
2)Wilfred Owen Poetry is not meant to be disrespectful; his poetry is
meant to make people aware of the reality of trench soldier's lives.
Do Now-Jingoism
Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism. In practice, it refers to sections of
the general public who advocate bullying other countries or using
whatever means necessary (usually military force) to safeguard a
country's national interests.
Abstract
Wilfred Owen's poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth," is a poem that explores the
dark and painful side of war. The paper explains that this poem is interesting in that
it is constructed in a traditional sonnet form, which is a form generally associated
with love and the positive aspects of being in love. The writer points out, however,
that the sonnet operates in the opposite way uncovering the devastating effects of
patriotic love. Through irony, imagery, personification, metaphor, and other literary
devices, Owen brings the sonnet to life by paralleling the experience of war with a
funeral.
From the Paper
"The poet utilizes irony with the very structure of the poem, which is a variation of a
traditional sonnet. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ababcdcdeffegg with an
iambic pentameter rhythm. While the poem may have the form of what we generally
associate with love poetry, the meaning of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" revolves
around anger and sorrow. It is important to note that these emotions stem from the
patriotic love that is often used to sell war to men too young to comprehend the risk
involved in fighting. Here the love is short-lived and pretentious at best. This irony
As in most sonnets, the rhythm of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is
based on the accents and pauses of iambic pentameter. In other
words, each line has five beats, and each beat utilizes the pattern of
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed..."
You be the judge!
Antielegy: expresses a "refusal to mourn”?”
Elegy: a poem of mourning”?
Antielegy?
Antielegy: expresses a "refusal to mourn”
Wilfred Owen’s famous declaration that his war poems were “in no sense consolatory”
create the sense that his poems resist the redemptive rhetoric, thinking, and imagery
traditionally ingrained in poetry of mourning. Do they mourn without healing? Do they
touch the communal wounds of grief without closing them up. Anything more comforting
would risk serving a nationalist, religious, or aesthetic logic of substitution, in which
individual lives are redeemed in the life of the nation, institution, or artwork. In Owen’s
typically non consoling elegy, “Futility,” he does not represent the war victim as mounting
high as the risen sun; instead, the poet angrily dismisses “fatuous sunbeams” as unable
to “stir” a dead soldier back to life, any more than his poetry can work such recuperative
magic.
Lesson outline
1)Read the poem “Anthem of Doomed
Youth
2)Annotate poem with new
vocabulary and techniques
3)Read the analysis sheets and decide
which we most agree with
4)Annotate poem again
5)Fill in technique charts
Shell Shock
Combat stress reaction, commonly known as shell
shock, is a term used to categorize the long-term results of
stress in war conditions during World War I and World War II.
The most common symptoms are fatigue, slower
reaction times, indecision, disconnection from one's
surroundings, and inability to prioritize. More severe symptoms
include
In WWI, shell shock was considered a psychiatric illness
resulting from injury to the nerves during combat.
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