Mametz wood Flashcards
who was Mametz wood written by?
Owen Sheers
who is Owen sheers?
a Welsh poet who wrote about the Welsh Soldier’s battles as he thought their bravery wasn’t acknowledged enough
context and meaning of Mametz wood?
-was a Battle in WW1
-soldier’s were ordered to walk not run to a large woods on the Battlefield
-4,000 men died
-it is ant-war
-used to show the realistic side of war
finish the quote, “china..
plate’
finish the quote, “bird’s…
egg”
why does Owen sheers use metaphors such as “china plate” and “birds egg”?
to show the fragile nature of the soldiers bodies
-emphasise vulnerability and how war destroyed them unnaturally
finish the quotation, “earth stands…
sentinel”
analyse the quote “earth stands sentinel”
it personifies the earth. This suggests that it watches over the soldier’s and protects them where other humans failed to.
-also implies that nature has not forgotten them even if others have.
finish the quotation, “like a wound working…
a foreign body’
analyse the quotation, “like a wound working a foreign body’?
the simile implies that the earth is trying to cleanse itself after the horrors of war
In the fifth stanza, what changes?
the tense- making the horrors of war seem relevant to today and implies that the consequences of war last long after it ended
describe and analyse the form of Mametz wood?
written in regular three-line stanzas, that reflect the regular patterns of a ploughed field.
-some occasional varied lines- imply the disruption is caused by finding body parts
-no rhyme scheme- may suggest perhaps that after war, things do not connect neatly
finish the quote, “chit of..
bone’
analyse the quotation , “chit of bone”
chit is a short note. implies that their bodies are used to send a message to the present day about their brutality of war.
finish the quote, “china plate of a…
shoulder blade’
analyse the quotation, “china plate of a shoulder blade”
implies how delicate and fragile these soldiers are in death as “china” is easily breakable
what tone does the quotation “walk, not run” create?
cynical as they were sent to their deaths
finish the quote, “linked arm..
in arm’
analyse the quote, “linked arm-in -arm’
emphasises the close connection between the soldiers, even in their death
finish the quotation, “absent..
tongues’
analyse the quotation, “absent tongues”
implies the soldiers lack a voice to explain their experiences
-implies that war has silenced them, further emphasises their lack of control over the situation
