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Sailing to Ostend - Forms and Formalities

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• Start date 11 Apr 2023
• 11 Apr 2023

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Thanks for the invaluable information David - I saw from another thread that you crossed single handed - how was that? I may do similar later in the year so very interested in your thoughts given we probably have similar experience and aspirations…!  

Daydream believer said: I went in 01 August 2023. I was advised by Ostend officials that the pleasure craft declaration form had to be completed Prior to arrival. This I did at Ramsgate & it was then acknowledged by email. The rest of our club cruise arrived circa 21 August prior to leaving for the Dutch canals & had to do the same ie submit the pleasure craft form prior to leaving Bradwell They than received acknowledgement by email We all phoned yachline on return. & were instructed to lower Q flags which made us laugh as none of us had hoisted it. I had returned direct from Ostend . The others via Ramsgate. I did have contact from border force prior to departure as uk border force wanted to know which "bradwell" i was based as I had not entered the code but typed "bradwell" only.They did tell me NOT TO FORGET TO REPORT ON RETURN which is different to #1 above Presumably all these things depends who one speaks to. 5 boats from our club are booked to go again for the spring BH at the end of May & the Voore Anchor in June so we will see if there is any change. Click to expand...

John 32i said: Thanks for the invaluable information David - I saw from another thread that you crossed single handed - how was that? I may do similar later in the year so very interested in your thoughts given we probably have similar experience and aspirations…! Click to expand...

• 12 Apr 2023

Apologies . I did mean 2022 & yes I have mixed the dates. I have deleted my post to avoid confusion But I have had too many run ins with the officials at Ostend (including arrest) over my 78 visits to date, to risk any further mistakes.  

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The Border Force Form C1331 can be used with snail mail as well. I prefer this and tend to post on the day of departure and then send in the returning one from the area where I moor which can be some days after I initially arrive back in teh UK. If you fail to complete your voyage, that is not visit the foreign country you notified to Border Force you send in the returning document marked clearly 'Voyage Abandond'. I had to do this last year when I was swamped mid Atlantic on the way to the US and lost all my electrics. I did ring BorderForce (Yachtline) from Newlyn but didn't submit the C1331 (Abandoned Yoyage) returning bit until 2 weeks later when I actually arrived home. The pre-prepared C1331 for returning was hopelessly wet and unreadable so I had to download another form and send that in, I think I much prefer the Passport control people in both the Azores and the Nederlands as they come to you and you don't have to find some out of the way building. A number of our club members went to France last year and suffered an expensive taxi ride to check in at Dunkerque.  

Gargleblaster said: The Border Force Form C1331 can be used with snail mail as well. I prefer this and tend to post on the day of departure and then send in the returning one from the area where I moor which can be some days after I initially arrive back in teh UK. If you fail to complete your voyage, that is not visit the foreign country you notified to Border Force you send in the returning document marked clearly 'Voyage Abandond'. I had to do this last year when I was swamped mid Atlantic on the way to the US and lost all my electrics. I did ring BorderForce (Yachtline) from Newlyn but didn't submit the C1331 (Abandoned Yoyage) returning bit until 2 weeks later when I actually arrived home. The pre-prepared C1331 for returning was hopelessly wet and unreadable so I had to download another form and send that in, I think I much prefer the Passport control people in both the Azores and the Nederlands as they come to you and you don't have to find some out of the way building. A number of our club members went to France last year and suffered an expensive taxi ride to check in at Dunkerque. Click to expand...

• 18 Apr 2023

worth mentioning that the marina staff only pointed us at the location of the police / stamp-in office when asked. If we hadn't said anything they would have taken our money and wished us a happy stay with no encouragement to stamp in  

• 19 Apr 2023

It would be a longer walk from the Koninklijke YC, more like 20 mins if I remember, though there is a cycle path that is useful.  

• 21 Apr 2023

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dolabriform said: Hi John, I'm happy to have a chat off Forum. Sent you a PM Click to expand...

steve yates said: I‘d be interested in this too, I’m sure others might. Click to expand...

dolabriform said: Hi Steve, maybe I should organise a Zoom chat? Click to expand...

MJBorley said: Hello - I am hoping to go to Ostend this year on only my 2nd channel crossing so would also be interested to find out more about your planning and experience on the trip - thanks. Click to expand...

dolabriform said: Steve & MJ, can you pm me your email addresses? Click to expand...

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Anthem for doomed youth, by wilfred owen.

‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen presents an alternate view of the lost lives during World War I against nationalist propaganda.

Wilfred Owen

Nationality: English

He has been immortalized in several books and movies.

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Central Message: Glorification of soldier deaths is senseless eulogization of the atrocious war

Themes: War

Speaker: Likely Wilfred Owen himself

Emotions Evoked: Anger , Grief , Guilt , Sadness

Poetic Form: Sonnet

Time Period: 20th Century

'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen is a stirring anti-war poem that not only highlights the dehumanizing atrocities of the war but questions its senseless glorification by blind nationalists.

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It marked a turning point in his career. Working with Siegfried Sassoon (read Sassoon’s poetry here ), Wilfred Owen produced the majority of his writing while convalescing at Craiglockhart, and the poems that he wrote there remain among the most poignant of his pieces. ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ was written from September to October 1917.

Wilfred Owen wrote this poem in 1917 while recovering from shell shock or psychological trauma in Craiglockhart War Hospital after serving in the First World War as a British Soldier. After a firsthand experience of the war, Owen could see through the blind nationalism and expressed his concern over the promotion and glorification of the war.   In the Craiglockhart War Hospital, he met fellow poet Siegfried Sasson, known for his unflinching realistic portrayal of the war. Sasson influenced Owen's romantic writing style , molding it into the strong criticism found in this poem. Sasson also had a hand in naming this poem.

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Written in sonnet form, ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ serves as a dual rejection: both of the brutality of war, and of religion. The first part of the poem takes place during a pitched battle, whereas the second part of the poem is far more abstract and happens outside the war, calling back to the idea of the people waiting at home to hear about their loved ones. It was Siegfried Sassoon who gave the poem the title ‘Anthem’. This poem also draws quite heavily on Wilfred Owen’s love of poetry.

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In ' Anthem for Doomed Youth ' Wilfred Owen transcends the nationalistic propaganda of his times and presents the adverse impact of the war on humanity and civilization. The poem questions the glorification of the war and martyrdom; however, it doesn't devalue the soldier's sacrifices. The poem suggests personal forms of remembrance for the lost soldiers instead of appropriating their deaths for the promotion of war and nationalistic propaganda. Furthermore, it humanizes and descends the soldiers from the hero-worship to accentuate the dehumanization of the war. Remarkably, it poignantly presents the profound physical and psychological pain the soldiers and their loved ones suffer, highlighting the immense cost of the war.

Structure and Form

‘ Anthem for Doomed Youth ‘ is a sonnet, characterized by its fourteen-line structure divided into an octave (the first eight lines) and a sestet (the final six lines). This format blends elements of both Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets , reflecting both the poem’s European war context and its British origins.

The poem is written in iambic pentameter , which means each line typically has five iambs (an unstressed- stressed syllable pattern). This meter gives the poem a measured, somber tone suitable for its theme of mourning and loss. There are variations, such as the hypercatalexis in the first line, which adds an extra syllable at the end of the line and conveys a sense of disruption and irregularity, mirroring the chaos of war.

Analysis, Stanza by Stanza

First stanza.

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ opens, as do many of Owen’s poems , with a note of righteous anger: what passing-bells for those who die as cattle? The use of the word ‘cattle’ in the opening line sets the tone and the mood for the rest of it – it dehumanizes the soldiers much in the same way that Owen sees the war dehumanizing the soldiers, bringing up imagery of violence and unnecessary slaughter.  Owen made no secret that he was a great critic of the war; his criticism of pro-war poets has been immortalized in poems such as Dulce et Decorum Est , and in letters where Wilfred Owen wrote home. In ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth ,’ Owen makes no secret of the fact that he believes the war is a horrific waste of human life.

The first stanza of ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ continues in the pattern of a pitched battle, as though it were being written during the Pushover the trenches. Owen notes the ‘monstrous anger’ of the guns, the ‘stuttering rifles’, and the ‘shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells’. It’s a horrible world that Owen creates in those few lines, bringing forward the idea of complete chaos and madness, of an almost animalistic loss of control – but in the same paragraph, he also points out the near-reluctance of the soldiers fighting. At this point, a great deal of the British Army had lost faith in the war as a noble cause and was only fighting out of fear of court-martial, therefore the rifles stutter their ‘hasty orisons’. Orisons are a type of prayer, which further points out Owen’s lack of faith – he believes that war has overshadowed faith, that it has taken the place of belief. As he says in another poem, ‘we only know war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy’.

Ironically, the use of onomatopoeia for the guns and the shells humanizes war far more than its counterparts. War seems a living being when reading this poem; much more so than the soldiers, or the mourners in the second stanza, and the words used – ‘monstrous anger’, ‘stuttering’, ‘shrill demented choirs’ – bring forward the image of war as not only human, but alive, a great monster chewing up everything in its path, including the soldiers that poured out their blood into shell holes. The quiet nature of the second stanza, and the use of softened imagery, brings out, in sharp relief, the differences between war and normal life, which has ceased to be normal at all.

Second Stanza

What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

In the second stanza, Owen moves away from the war to speak about the people who have been affected by it: the civilians who mourn their lost brothers, fathers, grandfathers, and uncles, the ones who wait for them to come home and wind up disappointed and miserable when they don’t. The acute loss of life that Owen witnessed in the war is made all the more poignant and heartbreaking in the second stanza, which, compared to the first, seems almost unnaturally still. He speaks about the futility of mourning the dead who have been lost so carelessly, and by making the mourners youthful, he draws further attention to the youthfulness of the soldiers themselves. Note the clever use of words like pallor most often associated with death or dying.

Owen also frames this second stanza in the dusk. This is to signify the end, which of course for many of the soldiers it was their end. The second stanza is also considerably shorter than the first. It contains only six lines compared to the first which contains nine. The meter is far more even in the second stanza as well. This is only subtly different but the net effect is while the first stanza creates a frenetic, disjointed feel the second is more reflective of a solemnity.

The final line – ‘ And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds ‘ – highlights the inevitability and the quiet of the second stanza, the almost pattern-like manner of mourning that has now become a way of life. It normalizes the funeral and hints at the idea that this is not the first, second, nor last time that such mourning will be carried out.

Throughout ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ there are heavy allusions to a great variety of writers.

• Lines 6 to 7 reference the poem ‘ To Autumn ‘, by John Keats (read more of Keats’ poems )
• Lines 10-11 reference ‘ The Wanderings of Oisin ‘, a poem by William Butler Yeats (read more Yeats’ poetry )
• Lines 10-13 also references ‘ A New Heaven ‘, a poem by Wilfred Owen himself.

Historical Background

Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was born at Plas Wilmont on the 18 th of March, 1893. He remains one of the leading poets of the First World War, despite most of his works being published posthumously. He was a second lieutenant in the Manchester regiment, though shortly after, he fell into a shell hole and was blown sky-high by a trench mortar, spending several days next to the remains of a fellow officer. Soon afterward, he was diagnosed as suffering from neurasthenia and was sent to Craiglockhart, where he met Siegfried Sassoon. This was the point where Owen began to work on his poetry .

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• Literary Period: World War I
• Publication Date: 1917
• Flesch-Kincaid Level: 6
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Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), the foremost British soldier-poet of the First World War, wrote “Anthem for Doomed Youth” in 1917 while recovering from shell shock at the Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh. One of the most celebrated of his poems, “Anthem for Doomed Youth” employs visceral imagery to describe the atrocities of trench warfare as well as funerary metaphors to critique the incompatibility of religion and combat. This poem, along with four others, were the only poems published during Owen’s lifetime. He died shortly thereafter in 1918 during battle, one week before the end of the war. Thanks to friend and fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon, Owen’s full manuscripts were compiled and published after his death. Although Owen’s poetry career was short-lived, his poetry, which speaks to the futility of war and the vain sacrifices of young soldiers, remain some of the most celebrated for their timeless relevance.

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"Anthem for Doomed Youth" was written by British poet Wilfred Owen in 1917, while Owen was in the hospital recovering from injuries and trauma resulting from his military service during World War I. The poem laments the loss of young life in war and describes the sensory horrors of combat. It takes particular issue with the official pomp and ceremony that surrounds war (gestured to by the word "Anthem" in the title), arguing that church bells, prayers, and choirs are inadequate tributes to the realities of war. It is perhaps Owen's second most famous poem, after " Dulce et Decorum Est ."

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1 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

2       — Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

3       Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle

4 Can patter out their hasty orisons.

5 No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; 

6       Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,—

7 The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;

8       And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

9 What candles may be held to speed them all?

10       Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes

11 Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.

12       The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;

13 Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,

14 And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

      — Only the monstrous anger of the guns.       Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.

No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;        Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;

      And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

What candles may be held to speed them all?       Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.       The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;

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Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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Poems in Response to Owen — A BBC show in which three contemporary poets respond to Wilfred Owen's poetry.

Learn More About War Poetry — A series of podcast documentaries from the University of Oxford about various aspects of World War I poetry, including some excellent material specifically about Wilfred Owen. 

More Poems and Biography — A valuable resource of Owen's other poetry, and a look at his life.

A Reading by Stephen Fry — Internationally famous actor, comedian,and writer Stephen Fry reads the poem (with a bugle call in the background). 

Bringing WWI to Life — In this clip, director Peter Jackson discusses his recent WWIfilm, They Shall Not Grow Old. Though technology, Jackson brings old war footage to vivid life, restoring a sense of the soldiers as actual people. 

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“Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen: A Critical Analysis

“Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen first appeared in 1920 in the posthumously published collection Poems.

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“Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen first appeared in 1920 in the posthumously published collection Poems . This sonnet, written in 1917 during the poet’s service in World War I, captures the tragic futility of war and the dehumanization of young soldiers. Through stark imagery, jarring juxtapositions, and a somber tone, Owen paints a haunting portrait of the battlefield and the absence of traditional mourning rituals for fallen soldiers. The poem’s raw emotional power and unflinching portrayal of war’s horrors cemented its status as one of the most significant works of war poetry and a testament to Owen’s extraordinary talent.

Text: “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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• The Futility of War: One of the central themes in “Anthem for Doomed Youth” is the futility and senselessness of war. Owen portrays the deaths of soldiers as meaningless and dehumanizing by comparing them to cattle being slaughtered: “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?” This imagery starkly illustrates the mass, impersonal killing that characterizes trench warfare. The absence of traditional rites (“No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells”) further emphasizes the theme, suggesting that the soldiers’ sacrifices are not honored or recognized in the way they should be. Owen’s choice to forgo traditional funeral rites in favor of the violent sounds of battle underscores the senseless destruction of young lives.
• Dehumanization: Owen explores the theme of dehumanization by depicting soldiers as mere animals led to slaughter and by replacing human rites with the sounds of war. The comparison to cattle in the opening line starkly dehumanizes the soldiers, reducing them to mere numbers in the machinery of war. The “monstrous anger of the guns” and “stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle” replace the solemnity of passing-bells and prayers, stripping the soldiers of their humanity. The transformation of traditional mourning sounds into the chaos of battle symbolizes how war reduces men to mere objects, devoid of individuality and dignity.
• Mourning and Loss: Mourning and loss permeate the poem as Owen contrasts the expected rituals of death with the brutal reality faced by soldiers. Traditional mourning practices, such as prayers, bells, and choirs, are replaced by the “shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells” and “bugles calling for them from sad shires.” This shift highlights the deep sense of loss felt by those left behind and the inadequate means available to mourn the dead properly. By depicting the grief of the soldiers’ families and friends through metaphorical expressions such as “the pallor of girls’ brows” and “the tenderness of patient minds,” Owen underscores the personal and communal sorrow caused by the war.
• The Sacrifice of Youth: The poem poignantly addresses the theme of youth and the sacrifice of young lives in war. The title itself, “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” sets the stage for this exploration, suggesting a somber hymn for the young soldiers whose lives are cut short. The imagery of “candles” held not in hands but shining in the eyes of boys underscores the youth and innocence of the soldiers. Owen’s portrayal of the soldiers’ final moments, marked by the “holy glimmers of good-byes” in their eyes, evokes a powerful sense of wasted potential and the tragic loss of a generation. This theme is reinforced by the concluding image of “each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds,” symbolizing the end of life and the perpetual mourning for the young who never had the chance to grow old.

Literary Theories and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen

Critical Questions about “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen

• How does the poem’s title, “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” establish the poem’s central theme and tone?
• The title “Anthem for Doomed Youth” immediately sets a somber and ironic tone. An anthem is typically a song of celebration or praise, but here it’s applied to young men fated to die in war. This juxtaposition highlights the tragic loss of life and the lack of proper recognition or commemoration for these soldiers. The irony deepens as the poem unfolds, contrasting the absence of traditional mourning rituals with the harsh realities of the battlefield. The title thus serves as a poignant introduction to the poem’s exploration of grief, loss, and the futility of war.
• What specific poetic devices does Owen employ to convey the dehumanization and brutality of war?
• Owen masterfully uses similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia to depict the horrors of war. The opening line, “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?” compares the soldiers to livestock, highlighting their expendability. The “monstrous anger of the guns” and the “stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle” personify the weapons, emphasizing their destructive power and the chaotic nature of combat. These vivid images, combined with the poem’s stark diction and relentless rhythm, create a visceral and unsettling portrayal of war’s brutality, leaving a lasting impression on the reader.
• How does the poem’s structure, a Petrarchan sonnet, contribute to its overall meaning and impact?
• The poem’s structure as a Petrarchan sonnet, divided into an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines), mirrors the thematic shift within the poem. The octave focuses on the absence of traditional mourning rituals, emphasizing the futility and anonymity of death in war. The sestet, however, offers a glimmer of hope and remembrance, suggesting that the memories of fallen soldiers will live on in the hearts and minds of those they left behind. This structural division reinforces the poem’s exploration of both despair and resilience in the face of tragedy.
• In what ways does “Anthem for Doomed Youth” challenge traditional notions of heroism and glory associated with war?
• Owen’s poem starkly contrasts the idealized image of war with its grim reality. Instead of glorifying heroic deeds, he focuses on the senseless loss of young lives and the absence of traditional honors. The soldiers are not celebrated as heroes but rather mourned as victims of a brutal and dehumanizing conflict. This unflinching portrayal of war’s horrors challenges readers to reconsider the romanticized narratives often associated with warfare and to acknowledge the profound suffering it inflicts on individuals and communities alike.

Literary Works Similar to “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen

• “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen : Both poems critique the romanticized notion of war and highlight its brutal reality.
• “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke : This poem, like Owen’s, deals with themes of sacrifice and the personal cost of war, though Brooke’s is more patriotic in tone.
• “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae : Both poems address the aftermath of war and the memorialization of fallen soldiers.
• “ The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner ” by Randall Jarrell : This poem, like Owen’s, starkly depicts the dehumanizing and mechanized nature of modern warfare.
• “Break of Day in the Trenches” by Isaac Rosenberg : Similar to Owen’s work, this poem explores the grim realities of life in the trenches and the constant presence of death.

Suggested Readings: “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen

• Stallworthy, Jon. Wilfred Owen . Oxford University Press, 1974.
• Hibberd, Dominic. Wilfred Owen: A New Biography . Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002.
• Simcox, Kenneth. “Anthem for Doomed Youth: Owen’s Disowned Child.” War, Literature & the Arts , vol. 24, no. 1, 2012, pp. 71-84.
• Poetry Foundation: “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/anthem-for-doomed-youth
• British Library: Wilfred Owen

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Anthem for Doomed Youth- Analysis

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This in-depth study explores in detail four of Wilfred Owen’s most moving First World War poems, each selected for their variations in emphasis and viewpoint. Dulce Et Decorum Est was selected for its contempt for jingoistic recruitment verses; The Send-off was chosen for its portrayal of the dispatch of newly-conscripted soldiers; The Disabled for its depiction of life-changing, war-induced infirmity; Anthem for Doomed Youth for its disdain for death conventions and rituals. Each poem is investigated for:- Background to its composition; Stanza by stanza synopsis and meaning; Prosody and poetics; Owen’s choice of vocabulary; Conclusions and critical opinions.

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This study provides a prismatic view of the First World War and the jarring piece of literature salvaged from the time, by the incandescent bard, Wilfred Edward Salter Owen. This study offers a close analysis of three of Owen's poignant poems; Dulce et Decorum Est, Strange Meeting, and Futility-with every aspect of literary technique, it deploys. It will contain annals of close and comprehensive verbatim analysis, which would help understand the aspects of war in its cognitive, affective, existential, and political stridency. This study has put much weight on the unsullied reasons that might have fanned the embers of the Great War, the emotional and moral compulsion of the combatants, and the tumultuous impact on the lives of the common people. Owen; through an impressive panoply of poetry, grieves the sheer wastage of life war brings about in its trail. The smarting lassitude and inanition at the war front and the unremitting helplessness of the people in ruins. He claims, that even though a country wins, it still loses.

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This is one of the first poems by Owen in which he found his authentic voice as a poet, and the drafts which contain revisions by Siegfried Sasson, which demonstrate how much he was helped in this by Sassoon when they were recuperating together in Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh. The combination of pathos, and the beautiful last line, realism, the wailing shells, and Keatsianly rich language is Owen's true note.

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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By wilfred owen, wilfred owen: poems summary and analysis of "anthem for doomed youth".

The speaker says there are no bells for those who die "like cattle" – all they get is the "monstrous anger of the guns". They have only the ragged sounds of the rifle as their prayers. They get no mockeries, no bells, no mourning voices except for the choir of the crazed "wailing shells" and the sad bugles calling from their home counties.

There are no candles held by the young men to help their passing, only the shimmering in their eyes to say goodbye. The pale faces of the girls will be what cover their coffins, patient minds will act as flowers, and the "slow dusk" will be the drawing of the shades.

This searing poem is one of Owen's most critically acclaimed. It was written in the fall of 1917 and published posthumously in 1920. It may be a response to the anonymous preface from Poems of Today (1916), which proclaims that boys and girls should know about the poetry of their time, which has many different themes that "mingle and interpenetrate throughout, to the music of Pan's flute, and of Love's viol, and the bugle-call of Endeavor, and the passing-bells of death."

The poem owes its more mature imagery and message to Owen's introduction to another WWI poet, Siegfried Sassoon, while he was convalescing in Edinburgh's Craiglockhart Hospital in August 1917. Sassoon was older and more cynical, and the meeting was a significant turning point for Owen. The poem is structured as a Petrarchan sonnet with a Shakespearean rhyme scheme and is an elegy or lament for the dead. Owen's meter is mostly iambic pentameter with some small derivations that keep the reader on his or her toes as they read. The meter reinforces the juxtapositions in the poem and the sense of instability caused by war and death.

Owen begins with a bitter tone as he asks rhetorically what "passing-bells" of mourning will sound for those soldiers who die like cattle in an undignified mass. They are not granted the rituals and rites of good Christian civilians back home. They do not get real prayers, only rifle fire. Their only "choirs" are of shells and bugles. This first set of imagery is violent, featuring weapons and harsh noises of war. It is set in contrast to images of the church; Owen is suggesting organized religion cannot offer much consolation to those dying on the front. Kenneth Simcox writes, "These religious images...symbolize the sanctity of life – and death – while suggesting also the inadequacy, the futility, even meaninglessness, of organized religion measured against such a cataclysm as war. To 'patter out' is to intone mindlessly, an irrelevance. 'Hasty' orisons are an irreverence. Prayers, bells, mockeries only."

In the second stanza the poem slows down and becomes more dolorous, less enraged. The poet muses that the young men will not have candles – the only light they will get will be the reflections in their fellow soldiers' eyes. They must have substitutions for their coffin covers ("palls"), their flowers, and their "slow dusk". The poem has a note of finality, of lingering sadness and an inability to avoid the reality of death and grief.

The critic Jon Silkin notes that, while the poem seems relatively straightforward, there is some ambiguity: "Owen seems to be caught in the very act of consolatory mourning he condemns...a consolation that permits the war's continuation by civilian assent, and is found ambiguously in the last line of the octet." Owen might be trying to make the case that his poetry is a more realistic form of the expression of grief and the rituals of mourning.

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"Dulce et Decorum est" is without a doubt one of, if not the most, memorable and anthologized poems in Owen's oeuvre. Its vibrant imagery and searing tone make it an unforgettable excoriation of WWI, and it has found its way into both literature...

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• “Fellowships Untold”: The Role of Wilfred Owen’s Poetry in Understanding Comradeship During World War I
• Analysis of Owen's "Strange Meeting"
• The Development of Modernism as Seen through World War I Poetry and "The Prussian Officer"
• Commentary on the Poem “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen
• Commentary on the Poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen

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“Anthem For Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen : Questions and Summary

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1. What does the simile, “who die as cattle” suggest about the death of the young soldiers?

The use of religious terminology and imagery remain consistent with the undertone of irony and sarcasm found throughout the poem. In the first stanza, the use refers to the lack of hope and grace on the battlefield.

Rather than proper burials, the soldiers receive the thoughts of those they left behind.

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What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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 “Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.”

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“What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.”

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Summary. Written in sonnet form, 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' serves as a dual rejection: both of the brutality of war, and of religion. The first part of the poem takes place during a pitched battle, whereas the second part of the poem is far more abstract and happens outside the war, calling back to the idea of the people waiting at home to hear about their loved ones.

One of the most celebrated of his poems, "Anthem for Doomed Youth" employs visceral imagery to describe the atrocities of trench warfare as well as funerary metaphors to critique the incompatibility of religion and combat. This poem, along with four others, were the only poems published during Owen's lifetime. He died shortly thereafter ...

Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth". An Analysis Jenny Koss,2018-07-05 Essay from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" consists of two stanzas and fourteen lines.

Anthem for Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries for them; no prayers nor bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;

Youth explores the darker side of war, aspects that some would rather ignore. The poem's success lies in the stark contrast between the furious, explosive reality of the battle and the calm holiness of the church ritual. Structure: • Anthem for Doomed Youth is a sonnet made up of eight plus six lines, fourteen, an octave and sestet. A sonnet is a

Learn More. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" was written by British poet Wilfred Owen in 1917, while Owen was in the hospital recovering from injuries and trauma resulting from his military service during World War I. The poem laments the loss of young life in war and describes the sensory horrors of combat. It takes particular issue with the official ...

Anthem for Doomed Youth. By Wilfred Owen. What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle. Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,—. The shrill, demented choirs of wailing ...

This sonnet, written in 1917 during the poet's service in World War I, captures the tragic futility of war and the dehumanization of young soldiers. Through stark imagery, jarring juxtapositions, and a somber tone, Owen paints a haunting portrait of the battlefield and the absence of traditional mourning rituals for fallen soldiers.

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' is probably, after 'Dulce et Decorum Est', Wilfred Owen's best-known poem. But like many well-known poems, it's possible that we know it so well that we hardly really know it at all. In the following post, we offer a short analysis of Owen's canonical war poem, and take a closer look at the language he employs.

Analysis. Last Updated September 5, 2023. This poem is a Petrarchan sonnet, also called an Italian sonnet. Its first eight lines, called an octave, have an ababcdcd rhyme scheme, and its final six ...

There's no doubt that 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' explores the darker side of war, aspects that some would rather ignore or gloss over. The poem's success lies in the stark contrast between the furious, explosive reality of the battle and the calm holiness of the church ritual. Wilfred Owen. 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'. Form and Meter.

A fresh (2023) in-depth examination of four of Wilfred Owen's most impassioned WW1 poems:- Dulce Et Decorum Est; The Send-off; The Disabled; Anthem for Doomed Youth. This in-depth study explores in detail four of Wilfred Owen's most moving First World War poems, each selected for their variations in emphasis and viewpoint.

Anthem for Doomed Youth. This is one of the first poems by Owen in which he found his authentic voice as a poet, and the drafts which contain revisions by Siegfried Sasson, which demonstrate how much he was helped in this by Sassoon when they were recuperating together in Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh.

Introduction. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is one of the best-known of Wilfred Owen's World War I poems. It was written in the fall of 1917 as Owen was convalescing at Craiglockhart Hospital in ...

Wilfred Owen: Poems Summary and Analysis of "Anthem for Doomed Youth". Summary. The speaker says there are no bells for those who die "like cattle" - all they get is the "monstrous anger of the guns". They have only the ragged sounds of the rifle as their prayers. They get no mockeries, no bells, no mourning voices except for the choir of the ...

The main themes in "Anthem for Doomed Youth" are the horror of modern warfare, heroism on the home front, and the sacred in the everyday. The horror of modern warfare: Owen laments the young ...

The two stanzas of the poem are linked by the idea of a calling. The first stanza concludes with the calling of bugles to war, while the second stanza begins with the calling of candles from war. The poem breaks to show the transition from the action of the first stanza to the inaction (through death) of the second. READ ALSO: Methought I Saw ...

One of the notable aspects of the poem is the poet's rejection of God and religion after seeing suffering around him. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" As a Representative of Death: The poem presents the speaker's sadness and agony on the loss of lives during the war. The poem begins with the awful deaths of the soldiers.

1. Discuss the theme of the poem. 2. What does the idiom 'a far cry' mean? 3. Discuss how imagery is used in the poem. 4. Discuss how violence and cruelty is brought out in the poem. 5. Explain in detail what the subject of the poem is. A Far Cry from Africa by Derek Walcott deals with the theme of split identity and anxiety caused by it in

The title " 'Anthem for Doomed Youth", is an irony. An 'anthem is "a rousing uplifting song to praise patriotism or it could also be a composition based on a biblical passage for singing by a choir in a church service" (Webster dictionary). Putting "anthem" in the title, Owen gives readers the impression about something glorious ...

The Poem Anthem For Doomed Youth English Literature Essay. The poem 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' is in the form of a sonnet. Because a sonnet is traditionally a poem to express love, Owen is reflecting his love for life and peace in his poem. Furthermore, by using a form of poetry that symbolises peace, love and harmony, Owen differentiates ...

Owen's use of sonnet form and language in "Anthem for Doomed Youth" to reflect on and convey the futility of WW1 losses. The antecedent for "these" in line 1 of "Anthem for Doomed Youth." Ask a ...