Analysis Of Flanders Fields And The Homecoming Poems 
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What is the message
Intended purpose
Views and perspectives of war
Bias and subjectivity
Annotate the techniques
Explain how the composer’s attitude to war is communicated effectively
Complete a comparison chart that examines the similarities and differences between each poem. Produce TWO comparative STEEL paragraphs in which you articulate your understanding of the above points that relate to the two poems
Flanders fields Complete Analysis
What is the message?
As with his earlier poems, “In Flanders Fields” continues McCrae’s preoccupation with death and how it stands as the transition between the struggle of life and the peace that follows. It is written from the point of view of the dead. It speaks of their sacrifice and serves as their command to the living from the press on. As with many of the most popular works of the First World War, it is written early in the conflict before the romanticism of war turned to bitterness and disillusion for soldiers and civilians alike.
Intended purpose?
“Flanders Fields” is a poem about remembrance, a call for those living to not forget the dead who are buried in a foreign land. It demands that the living remember the why the fallen died, so that they did not die in vein. Thus it became on of the most famous poems of the First World War.
Views & Perspectives Of War:
Mr McCrae was a medic, he was not stationed on the front lines. However he received hundreds upon hundreds of wounded soldiers from the front lines. He had seen many horrific injuries both physical and mental. He developed the understanding that war, at that time and under the circumstances was necessary however should be avoided where possible.
Bias and Subjectivity:
As I have stated under “Intended Purpose” the composer had a bias perspective on the war, of course this was appropriate as I can confidently assume that there were no fence sitters and everyone chose a side.
In this case the Canadian born McCrae was fighting for the allied forces
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What is the message
Intended purpose
Views and perspectives of war
Bias and subjectivity
Annotate the techniques
Explain how the composer’s attitude to war is communicated effectively
Complete a comparison chart that examines the similarities and differences between each poem. Produce TWO comparative STEEL paragraphs in which you articulate your understanding of the above points that relate to the two poems
Flanders fields Complete Analysis
What is the message?
As with his earlier poems, “In Flanders Fields” continues McCrae’s preoccupation with death and how it stands as the transition between the struggle of life and the peace that follows. It is written from the point of view of the dead. It speaks of their sacrifice and serves as their command to the living from the press on. As with many of the most popular works of the First World War, it is written early in the conflict before the romanticism of war turned to bitterness and disillusion for soldiers and civilians alike.
Intended purpose?
“Flanders Fields” is a poem about remembrance, a call for those living to not forget the dead who are buried in a foreign land. It demands that the living remember the why the fallen died, so that they did not die in vein. Thus it became on of the most famous poems of the First World War.
Views & Perspectives Of War:
Mr McCrae was a medic, he was not stationed on the front lines. However he received hundreds upon hundreds of wounded soldiers from the front lines. He had seen many horrific injuries both physical and mental. He developed the understanding that war, at that time and under the circumstances was necessary however should be avoided where possible.
Bias and Subjectivity:
As I have stated under “Intended Purpose” the composer had a bias perspective on the war, of course this was appropriate as I can confidently assume that there were no fence sitters and everyone chose a side.
In this case the Canadian born McCrae was fighting for the allied forces