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POEM BY WILFRED OWEN

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Transcript

WAR POEM

1918

the story behind the poem "THE LAST LAUGH"

by wilFRed owen

summary

reception of public

poem

wilfred

famous?

dates (WAR)

signification

FOR WHO ?

‘O Jesus Christ! I’m hit,’ he said; and died.
 Whether he vainly cursed or prayed indeed, The Bullets chirped—In vain, vain, vain!
 Machine-guns chuckled—Tut-tut! Tut-tut!
 And the Big Gun guffawed. Another sighed,—‘O Mother,—mother,—Dad!’ Then smiled at nothing, childlike, being dead.
 And the lofty Shrapnel-cloud
 Leisurely gestured,—Fool!
 And the splinters spat, and tittered. ‘My Love!’ one moaned. Love-languid seemed his mood,
 Till slowly lowered, his whole face kissed the mud.
 And the Bayonets’ long teeth grinned; Rabbles of Shells hooted and groaned; And the Gas hissed.

february 1918

Wilfred owen

born: march 8th 1893 Oswestry englanddeath: november 4th 1918 (25y) Sambre to Oise Canal (top of france )

He was first influenced by Keats and, like many writers of that time

On October 21, 1915 he enlisted in the Artists' Rifles.

On June 4, 1916, he was assigned as second lieutenant to the Manchester Regiment,

There he met his compatriot, the poet Siegfried Sassoon, who would have a great influence on him, and rubbed shoulders with the poets Robert Graves and Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, with whom he became friends.

FIRST WORD WAR

the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, which opposed the Triple Entente between France, the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire (Russia). Countries are also embarking on an arms race, which explains the alliances called "Military Alliances" of the 14-18 War.On 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo, Serbia, a Serbian nationalist student assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Austria issued an utlimatum to Serbia, which the latter refused. In addition, Serbia has an alliance with Russia, a member of the Triple Entente. Austria declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914, and the "mechanism" of alliances was triggered. The First World War has begun.

BEGIN IN 1914 AND FINISH in 1918

reception of public about the poem

the audience therefore took the poem as a dark and terrifying poem because it is about Owen's war during the war and the poem does not give a positive side.

FAMOUS?

YES,wILFRED OWEN IS VERY FAMOUS

THE POEM "THE LAST LAUGH" IS NOT VERY FAMOUS BUT OTHER POEM BY HIM IS VERY FAMOUS WHICH IS "DULCE ET DOCRUM EST "

THE EXPERIENCE BY WILFRED OWEN IN SLICED
MANY DEATH, BOMBINGS, BAD CONDITIONS, EXPLOSION BY THE GUNS
NOR LOVE-NOR FAMILLY AND NOR GOD CAN'T HELP THEM

signification

THE LAST LAUGH WANT SAY, THE DEATH WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD
THE DEATH IS BECOME A HABIT

FOR WHO ?

the poem "THE LAST LAUGH" was send at his family for describe the condition about of the war

THANK YOU!