G.C.S.E English Literature Coursework
Post 1914 Poetry
In this essay I will describe how Wilfred Owen uses the season and nature to illustrate his feelings about war in the poems "Exposure" and "Spring Offensive."
Wilfred was born at Plas Wilmot, Oswestry on 18th March 1893. He enlisted in Artists' Rifles and on 4th June 1916 received his commission to the Manchester Regiment (5 Battalion.) He joined up thinking that war was romantic and he felt he had to do his duty for his country.
917 was the pivotal year of Wilfred Owens life. He experienced his first taste of fighting at war. He and his men were forced to hold a flooded dugout in no-mans land for fifty hours whilst under constant, heavy bombardment. Wilfred then was exposed to severe frostbite followed by a concussion from a fall at Le Quesnoy-en-Santerre in France.
In April Wilfred had the courage to rejoin the front line but in May he was diagnosed as having shell shock. He was evacuated to England and on June 26th he arrived at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh. Here he met Siegfried Sassoon another patient at the Hospital. Siegfried Sassoon was also a poet and he agreed to look over Wilfred's poems. This was a great boost for Wilfred and his interest in poetry.
Wilfred then returned to war and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery at Amiens. Wilfred was killed on 4th November 1918 when attempting to lead his men across the Sambre canal at Ors.
Post 1914 Poetry
In this essay I will describe how Wilfred Owen uses the season and nature to illustrate his feelings about war in the poems "Exposure" and "Spring Offensive."
Wilfred was born at Plas Wilmot, Oswestry on 18th March 1893. He enlisted in Artists' Rifles and on 4th June 1916 received his commission to the Manchester Regiment (5 Battalion.) He joined up thinking that war was romantic and he felt he had to do his duty for his country.
917 was the pivotal year of Wilfred Owens life. He experienced his first taste of fighting at war. He and his men were forced to hold a flooded dugout in no-mans land for fifty hours whilst under constant, heavy bombardment. Wilfred then was exposed to severe frostbite followed by a concussion from a fall at Le Quesnoy-en-Santerre in France.
In April Wilfred had the courage to rejoin the front line but in May he was diagnosed as having shell shock. He was evacuated to England and on June 26th he arrived at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh. Here he met Siegfried Sassoon another patient at the Hospital. Siegfried Sassoon was also a poet and he agreed to look over Wilfred's poems. This was a great boost for Wilfred and his interest in poetry.
Wilfred then returned to war and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery at Amiens. Wilfred was killed on 4th November 1918 when attempting to lead his men across the Sambre canal at Ors.