![]() ![]() Shall / many candles shine and love will light themĪnd woman's wide-spread ed arms shall be their wreathsĪnd pallor girls' cheeks shall be their palls. Wilfred Owen uses word choice, imagery, and rhythm, along with his own experiences. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Owen later wrote a poem titled, Anthem for Doomed Youth, on these feelings. ![]() What candles may we hold for those lost? souls? The long drawn wail of high, far sailing shells Let the majestic insults of their iron mouths Tone in Anthem for Doomed Youth - Owl Eyes Tone in Anthem for Doomed Youth A Mix of Satire and Sincerity: Throughout the poem, Owen satirically contrasts the imagery of battle with solemn funerary rites to illustrate the incompatibility of religion and combat. What minute bells for those who die so fast? The very title that Wilfred Owen chose for his war poem, Anthem for Doomed Youth is an apt representation of what he wanted the poem to encapsulate and the. ![]() Shown above is a copy of Owen's first draft of this poem along with it's original amendments by both Owen and his good friend and fellow poet 'Siegfried Sassoon'. ![]()
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