Does it matter?-losing your legs?
For people will always be kind,
And you need not show that you mind
When others come in after hunting
To gobble their muffins and eggs.
Does it matter?-losing your sight?
There’s such splendid work for the blind;
And people will always be kind,
As you sit on the terrace remembering
And turning your face to the light.
Do they matter-those dreams in the pit?
You can drink and forget and be gald,
And people won't say that you’re mad;
For they know that you've fought for your country,
And no one will worry a bit.
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From guest KJ (contact)
Sassoon is famous for his anti-war stance and strongly satirical poetry. Guest 'Skye' clearly has no idea what he/she is talking about. -
From guest KKC (contact)
That doesn't shout patriotism. "No one will worry a bit" is referring to no one will care. You didn't even quote the line correctly. The poem is extremely sarcastic. How does "Does it matter? - losing your sight?" not scream satire? It obviously matters, why would he ask such a stupid question if it was to be taken literally. It is demonstrating Sassoon's hatred of the war and the people who did not fight in it. If you knew anything about him you'd know he was turned to anti-war and was completely bitter. -
From guest skye (contact)
This poem is not sarcastic. I mean, I can see how it can be APPLIED, but reading it in a non sarcastic way is better. I think that this is a poem written by the Sassoon that reflected his old romantic ideals of war. The last line says…”For they know that you’ve fought for your country, and no one will worry about it.” it practically shouts PATRIOTISM right off the page. Ok, don’t want to be too harsh. Anyway, I think it is rather obvious of what this poem means. A soldier returns from war, having been scarred rather dramatically. But nobody cares because they hold so much pride knowing that he fought for the country’s cause. This poem contrasts a lot from Sassoon’s “The Rear Gaurd”. This is why I think that this poem might have been written before Sassoon either met Graves or allowed Graves’ influence to teach him. -
From guest Skye (contact)
This poem is not sarcastic. I mean, I can see how it can be APPLIED, but reading it in a non sarcastic way is better. I think that this is a poem written by the Sassoon that reflected his old romantic ideals of war. The last line says…”For they know that you’ve fought for your country, and no one will worry about it.” it practically shouts PATRIOTISM right off the page. Ok, don’t want to be too harsh. Anyway, I think it is rather obvious of what this poem means. A soldier returns from war, having been scarred rather dramatically. But nobody cares because they hold so much pride knowing that he fought for the country’s cause. This poem contrasts a lot from Sassoon’s “The Rear Gaurd” (previous post). This is why I think that this poem might have been written before Sassoon either met Graves or allowed Graves’ influence to teach him. -
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From guest Mikki (contact)
Does anyone know what year this was written? This poem is sarcastic by the way Emzyyyy. -
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