War Poetry

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                 ' War Poetry'   :- 

Welcome readers! Here I am going to write down one another blog. This blog is a response to the thinking activity given by Megha Ma'am - Department of English, Bhavnagar University - MKBU. This blog is also a Part of our thinking activity. 

  In this Particular blog, I will discuss some of the major Points which includes understanding of war Poetry, characteristics of war Poetry, and Some of the important themes in war Poems.

 

        

       

      

Major War Poets	His Poems :-
Siegfried Sassoon	The Hero
Wilfried Owen	Dulce et Decorum Est
Rupert Brooke	The Soldier
Wilfrid  Wilson Gibson	The Fear
Ivory Gurney	The Target

So, These are some major war Poets and their Poems, through which they can express their feelings, thoughts and emotions.

  

          

       

 • What is War Poetry :- 

While we are discussing about war poets, First it is very much important to be  understand about war Poetry that Because of the war situations how it affected the lives of human beings. Generally poets are expressing their own ideas and emotions through literature. So, that is how war poets also shared their feelings and emotions through Poetry. In simple terms one can easily understand that war Poetry means a Poetry which deals with the subject of war. 

  War poetry is a literary genre originated  during the time of war when  hundred of soldiers, and also civilians caught up in conflict. They started to write poetry as a way of striving to express extreme emotions at the very edge Experience

   Poets have written about the experience of war since the Greeks, but the very young soldiers poets of the first world war established war Poetry as a literary genre. Their combined voice has become one of the most defining text of Twentieth century Europe. 

  As we are Discussing about War Poetry, it is important to notedown and remember the Timeline of First world war and second world war. 

 

First World war	1914 - 1918
Second World war	1939 - 1945

 • Characteristics of war Poetry :- 

Following are the Major characteristics of war Poetry. 

• It uses gruesome and showing imagery.

• It signed a break - off from the contemporary Poetic tradition.

• Realist document of war with all its brutality. 

     As we have seen the List of war poets , who were involved directly in the war and eye - witnessed to see the brutality in the name of national pride on the battlefield. 

  • Purpose of War Poetry :- 

• Poetry is the best way to express someone's ideas and expression during the war.

• Another main reason and purpose for writing poetry is to show the the true picture of the war.

 • People can understand that Due to the situations of war it affected the lives of human beings. 

 • It creates a sense of horror. 

 • Major Themes of War Poems :- 

Following are the Major Themes of the war poems. They are given as below.

 • The loss of Innocence

 • Brotherhood and Relationship 

 • The horror of war 

 • Disillusionment with Religion

 • Emotions and feelings

  

 

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