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A 5 page analytical essay on the World War I British poem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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people searched for answers, they sought solace everywhere they could. The traditional art form of poetry seemed to fill a collective void, but unlike war poems of the past,
dating back to the epics of Homer, the prose inspired by World War I were not celebrations of war. They were anguished observations often by the young soldiers themselves,
who had difficulty embracing a noble ideal when all that surrounded them was devastation, destruction, and death. By the time Great Britain entered World War I, Edward Thomas was
already over 30, a married father of two, and editing poetry anthologies (Abrams 1893). He agonized as to whether or not he should enlist, but ultimately, patriotism won out
(Abrams 1893). Thomas had long championed pastoral verses, and his evolving poetic style was strongly influenced by his friend, American poet Robert Frost. The poems Thomas penned during
the war had an intensity that his previous efforts had lacked, for they reflected "a sense of impending loss and the certainty of death - his own and others" (Abrams
1894). While the sonnet form perfected by Petrarch and William Shakespeare conventionally featured themes of love, this became the preferred style
of World War I poets like Edward Thomas. One of his most poignant verses is "February Afternoon," which captures Thomass deep love and respect for the English landscape and
also explores his struggles to put the war-time experience into perspective. FEBRUARY AFTERNOON 1 Men heard this roar of parleying starlings, saw, 2 A thousand years
ago even as now, 3 Black rooks with white gulls following the plough 4 So that the first are last until a caw 5 Commands that last
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