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    2. Born: 1878, London, Welsh parents Oxford University Journalist Enlisted: 1914 Died: 1917 – Arras battlefield Photo – http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/images/thomas_lg.gifPhoto – http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/images/thomas_lg.gif

    3. As the Team’s Head Brass This refers to the horse brasses on a team of horses, pulling a plough.

    5. Highlight all the words with agricultural/natural associations. Highlight all the parts of the poem that refer to the war. Group work Discuss whether or not this is a war poem.

    6. What do you think is the message of this poem? Life goes on during the war Events in France effect what happens in rural Britain The catastrophic events of the war are reflected in nature.

    7. In the men’s conversation we find out that two important events have occurred on the same night. What are they? What is the significance of this?

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