The document discusses Wilfred Owen and his poetry about World War I. It provides background on Owen, noting he was influenced by his experience in the war to write poetry that changed attitudes towards war. It describes the conditions British soldiers faced, such as being bombarded and the first use of chemical weapons. Mental health issues like shell shock that resulted from trauma are also outlined. The document concludes by listing sources that provide context on Owen and his poetry.

1. Elizabeth S. Morris Professor Owens English 1102 18 July 2010 Wilfred Owen

2. Source “ My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity." - Wilfred Owen

3. “ The subject made the poet: the poet made poems which radically changed our attitude towards war” - C. Day Lewis, The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen

4. The Manchester Regiment Source BBC

5. The Were Bombarded From the Sky's Source BBC

6. Gas! GAS! Quick boys!" (9) Source BBC The First War to Use Chemical Warfare

7. Shell Shock Psychological Disorder Shaking Lack of Concentration Memory Lose Anxiety Depression Flashbacks Nightmares Guilt Reliving Traumatic Event Lack of Concentration Memory Problems Anxiety Emotionally Numb Reliving Traumatic Event Upsetting Dreams Guilt Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

8. Craiglockhart War Hospital ‘ Shell-shock’ treatment Siegfried Sassoon Emerged as a War Poet

9. Siegfried Sassoon Great War poet Criticized, praised and admired Wilfred Owen Owen “could strike attitudes and strived for effective gestures” - Sassoon 1920

10. “ Half the seed of Europe, one by one” Slain by Abrahams knife Near the banks of the Sambre-Oise canal November 4, 1918 “ The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”

11. Lewis, C. Day. Introduction. The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen. London: Chatto and Windus, 1963. Print. Sassoon, Siegfried. “Some Aspects of War Poetry in England: The Harrowing Battle of Poetry vs. Rhetoric”. Vanity Fair April 1920: 3. 15 July 2010 Owen, Wilfred. “Dulce et Decorum Est”. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 3rd ed. New York:Longman, 2010. 417-419. Print. Works Cited