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CHC1D. Done by Stephen Fisher, Matt Magiera , and Holden Wasner. Canadians in the Trenches. In Flanders Fields. By John McCrae.
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CHC1D Done by Stephen Fisher, Matt Magiera, and Holden Wasner Canadians in the Trenches
In Flanders Fields By John McCrae • In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. • We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields. • Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.
Flanders Fields Explained This poem talks about the numerous dead soldiers in Flanders Fields, and the brave sacrifice they made for our nation’s freedom. So many of them gave their lives for our freedom. Crosses, “row on row” signify the lives they had before their unfortunate loss. They spent the last days of their lives struggling to fight though the living conditions they were faced with, such as the unending mud in those bloody trenches. They “loved and were loved,” they “lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,” but all of this was lost. War comes with a terrible price.
The Dug-Out Why do you lie with your legs ungainly huddled, And one arm bent across your sullen, cold, Exhausted face? It hurts my heart to watch you, Deep-shadowed from the candle's guttering gold; And you wonder why I shake you by the shoulder; Drowsy, you mumble and sigh and turn your head...You are too young to fall asleep for ever; And when you sleep you remind me of the dead.
The Dug-Out Explained The poem “The Dug-Out” is a story explaining the misery and fear that comes with war. You try so hard, but sometimes you just cannot save the ones you love. This also represents how young some of those soldiers were; they should not have to die, not yet. War is just unneeded pain, blood shed, bones broken, people killed. There is so much sadness that comes with war, families are torn apart, friends lost forever, and those you care about forever suffering. The never-ending fear; the dread in your heart… it makes life almost unbearable, only half-worthwhile. Yet these brave soldiers still fight through this, desperate to return, to re-establish peace. Their sacrifice is immeasurable.
Conclusion War can only be followed by sadness. In World War One, poems helped us to understand the misery, fear, and eternal difficulties that soldiers face while at war. Even now, families are continually haunted by death, injury, and loss due to wars, both past and present. War is not a happy time, but it help us see the many things we take for granted in our lives. Soldiers fight for our safety, our country, our freedom, and our lives. We are forever in their debt.
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