Mametz wood Flashcards
who is the author of ‘Mametz wood’
Owen Sheers
where was Owen Sheers from?
Wales
what battle and war is ‘Mametz wood’ about
first world war, Mametz wood (battle of the Somme pt 2)
when was ‘Mametz wood’ written in?
1961
which division is ‘Mametz wood’ about, and how many died in the battle of Mametz wood
38th division, 4000 dead
what does ‘Mametz wood’ make the reader think about?
remembrance, graphic and brutal nature of war, camaraderie of soldiers during war
what is the first line of ‘Mametz wood’
‘For years afterwards the farmers found them-‘
what is the last stanza of ‘Mametz wood’
‘As if the notes they had sung/ have only now, with this unearthing,/ slipped from their absent tongues
fill in the gaps: ‘A ___ of bone, the ___ ___ of a ___ blade’
chit, china plate, shoulder
fill in the gaps: ‘like a ____ working a ___ body to the ___ of the ___’
wound, foreign, surface, skin
fill in the gaps: ‘ A broken ____ of ____ linked _____ in _____,’
mosaic, bone, arm, arm
fill in the gaps: ‘ across this field where they were told to____, not _____,/ towards the ___ and its _____ ____ guns.’
walk, run, wood, nesting, machine
