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World War One Poetry. L/O: Learning to understand the importance of context to poetry. Some information. 1914-1918 Fought between Germany and England/France/ Belgium and other Allied countries. Mainly fought in Trenches. British war dead:
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World War One Poetry. L/O: Learning to understand the importance of context to poetry
Some information • 1914-1918 • Fought between Germany and England/France/ Belgium and other Allied countries. • Mainly fought in Trenches. • British war dead: • About 880,000 men from the United Kingdom, plus a further 200,000 from other countries in the British Empire and Commonwealth. German dead: approximately 1,808,000
The men were convinced to fight through effective propaganda. How are these effective?
Now read the poem ‘Who’s for the game’ (Jessie Pope) • Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played, The red crashing game of a fight? Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid? And who thinks he’d rather sit tight? Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’? Who’ll give his country a hand? Who wants a turn to himself in the show? And who wants a seat in the stand? Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not much- Yet eagerly shoulders a gun? Who would much rather come back with a crutch Than lie low and be out of the fun? Come along, lads – But you’ll come on all right – For there’s only one course to pursue, Your country is up to her neck in a fight, And she’s looking and calling for you.
Who’s for the game? • In pairs decide how this poem persuades people to join up: • Do you think that it successfully achieves its purpose? How? • Who is this poem targeting? • What does it compare war to and how? • Which techniques can you find?