This Blog-post is a response of thinking activity on War poetry as Bridge Course given by our professor Ma'am Miss. Vaidehi Hariyani. To know more about this task, CLICK HERE.
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Poetry |
Poets |
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Dulce
et Decorum |
Wilfred
Owen |
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The
Target |
Ivor
Gurney |
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The
Hero |
Siegfried
Sassoon |
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The
Fear |
Wilfred
Wilson |
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The
Soldier |
Rupert
Brooke |
What is your understanding of War Poetry?
We studied this five selected War poems. Each poem's center theme is War. This Genre started during War situation. War poetry covered up the inner conflicts as well outsider conflicts between human existence and weapons, bombs etc. Poets who served themselves as soldier, they try to express their extreme emotions and also included humanity, identity, innocence, compassion etc.
Note down the difference of all the War Poets.
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Name of Poet |
Differences |
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Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) |
the pity of War, fear, the horror of and
trauma of War, brutal reality, the enduring myth that War is Glorious. |
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Ivory Gurney (1890-1937) |
death would be preferable to carrying
on in the war, using monologue narrative style, using some colloquial
language |
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Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) |
Some poems reflects his disillusionment
with the war, the horror and brutality of trench, using epistolary technique.
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Wilfred Wilson Gibson (1878-1962)
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his plain style coming to be recognized
as a principal ‘Georgian’ characteristic |
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Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) |
Patriotism and Nationhood |
Compare any two poems with reference to the subject, style of writing and patriotism.
I would like to compare The Target by Ivor Gurney and The Soldier by Rupert Brooke.
- The Target by Ivor Gurney:
About the poem: This poem is a monologue or a speech which is directly given by poet to the audience. The speech is from the view of soldier. It also show,the effect of the war on the ordinary Man as well as questioning the idea of religion and God’s role in this war.
Structure: Simple aabb rhyme scheme (rhyming couplets).
Style of Writing: the uses of 'enjambments' and 'caesuras.'
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke:
About the Poem:It is a deeply patriotic and idealistic poem that expresses a soldier's love for his homeland—in this case England, which is portrayed as a kind of nurturing paradise.
Structure:the octet is rhymed ABAB CDCD and the sestet rhymed EFG EFG.
Style of Writing: Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet,divided into octet, and sestet, full of alliteration.
Comparison of poems:
Subject:
The subject of all War poetry seems patriotism. Here, in the target poem, soldier explains how he killed the enemy and what he feels after that.He struggling to shoots someone. He thinks about his family members and also worried about the family of enemy who he will kill .Ultimately he also talked that whatever is going on, God dose not care about horrifying situation. The subject of the poem which I get that the speaker who is soldier is afraid to kill the enemy due to humanity. While in The British Soldier poem, the soldier shows his nationhood with other country. As well he described his love for Land, England. His wiling to sacrifice his life to his Nation.
Patriotism:
The Soldier seems more patriotic than The Target. Because, in this poem, the soldier elaborate his devotion toward the nation. While in Target, may be it's about the aim or the target of his fighting to the enemy. There is also talked about the God or perhaps to the religion perspective, we can see in lines like 'Yet God keeps still, and does not say;A word of guidance anyway.' In Soldier, at the very last line,'In hearts at peace, under an English heaven' he said that his whole life and pure devotion is the Nation which seems more Patriotic than The Target.
Do you find any such regional poem/movies/web series/songs which can be compared to any one of the poems given here. Also, give a proper explanation of the similarity.
There is song of the movie, Uri :The Surgical Strike directed by Aditya Dhar, staring by Vicky Kaushal. The movie is based on true historical moment in 2016, a year after it was released.Here are the lyrics:
मैं लड़ जाना, मैं लड़ जाना
है लहू में इक चिंगारी
ज़िद से जुनूँ तक है जाना
हर कतरा बोल रहा
(मैं लड़ जाणा, मैं लड़ जाणा
मैं लड़ जाणा...)
छल्ला सिरते बन के
कफन जद तुरया तन के
मौत नू वज्जाँ मारे
वे थर थर कँपदे सारे
छल्ला सिरते बन के...
ये दिल की मशालें
जोश से जला के
जलती लपटों को हमने
हाथों में है थाम लिया
है वो कर जाणा
कि सारा ज़माना
फिर देगा मिसाला यारों
सबको अपने नाम दियाँ
ओ मैं लड़ जाणा, मैं लड़ जाणा
है लहू में इक चिंगारी...
मैं लड़ जाना, मैं लड़ जाना
ज़िद से जुनूँ तक है जाना
मैं लड़ जाना, मैं लड़ जाना
ज़िद से जुनूँ तक है जाना
मैं लड़ जाना, मैं लड़ जाना
छल्ला सिरते बन के...
Translation:
I am gonna fight, I am gonna fight,
There is strong sparkle in my blood,
That convinces me to give my best,
Even eveyer single drop says.
I am gonna fight.
When Challa(a passionate soul) moved out,
he was ready to die.
He plays with fire,
Which makes everybody
to be afraid of him.
I am going to fight this.
Lightening up these lanterns with our passions,
We have held the live flames in our hands.
We have to something memorable,
So we are remembered in the world for good.
I am gonna fight....
It's a desire in my blood.
With my passion I am gonna do the best Even the drops tell me.
When the Challa moved, he has decided already to fight till die
He plays danger..
That makes all feel afraid.
The Fear - Wilfred Wilson Gibson:
I do not fear to die
'Neath the open sky,
To meet death in the fight
Face to face, upright.
But when at last we creep
Into a hole to sleep,
I tremble, cold with dread,
Lest I wake up dead.
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