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Two Wars: Comparing Structures
8.R.RL.05 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
“Smile, Smile, Smile”
BY Wilfred Owen
1.Head to limp head, the sunk-eyed wounded
Yesterday's Mail; the casualties small
And Vast Booty from our Latest Haul.
Also, they read of Cheap Homes, not yet planned;
2.“For,” said the paper, “when this war is done
The men's first instinct will be making homes.
Meanwhile their foremost need is aerodromes,
It being certain war has just begun.
3.Peace would do wrong to our undying dead,—
The sons we offered might regret they died
If we got nothing lasting in their stead.
We must be solidly indemnified.
4.Though all be worthy Victory which all bought.
We rulers sitting in this ancient spot
Would wrong our very selves if we forgot
The greatest glory will be theirs who fought,
5.Who kept this nation in integrity.”
Nation?—The half-limbed readers did not chafe
But smiled at one another curiously
Like secret men who know their secret safe.
6.(This is the thing they know and never speak,
That England one by one had fled to France
Not many elsewhere now save under France).
Pictures of these broad smiles appear each week,
And people in whose voice real feeling rings
Say: How they smile! They're happy now, poor things.
_____ 1. Which statement describes the poets’ points of view on war?
a. War is a thrilling thing.
c. War is sad.
b. Those who fight are valiant.
d. Men dream of peace.
_____ 2. Which line in the poem leads the reader to believe that rulers have little to do with war?
a. They read of cheap homes
c. peace would do wrong to our undying dead
b. the greatest glory be theirs who fought d. we rulers sitting in our ancient spot
_____ 3. Which statement describes the structure?
a. There is a use flashbacks to build suspense for the audience.
b. There is use of imagery and metaphors .
c. There is dialogue between the character and the narrator.
d. Both use chronological order to create a narrative story.
_____ 4. Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word indemnified.
a. compensate for loss.
c. express the disapproval of something
b. together; unified
d. separate
_____ 5. Using the context clues in the poem, what does the word integrity mean?
a. reliability
c. honest
b. relatable
d. divided
6. How does the mood reflected by the poet in the first stanza compare to the mood reflected in the
fifth stanza (note the numbers)? Give evidence to show how the poet uses language to achieve
this mood. [4pts]
World War 2 Newspaper Headline
Fairbanks, Alaska
The major headline on September 4, 1939 for the Fairbanks Daily News in Alaska was "Second World War Breaks." This World War 2 newspaper headline came
after news of the ultimatum issued by Great Britain and France to Hitler after his army invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
Although Europe greatly wanted to avoid another world war, after Hitler let this ultimatum expire without pulling troops out of Poland, Great Britain and France
declared war on Germany. This was followed closely by New Zealand, Egypt and Australia also declaring war on Germany. Other World War 2 newspaper headlines
included "British Take Offensive in China Cities," which described the British defense force already in China attacking Germans at the German Tennis Club in Shanghai, as
well as in several other Chinese cities where German citizens resided in international concession areas. Other World War 2 newspaper headlines described France's
release of air, land and sea troops rushing to help Poland and also described the sound of heavy artillery already being heard in areas of Luxembourg. President
Roosevelt, in a smaller World War 2 newspaper headline, declared that the US would remain neutral in this war, despite the German bombing of the American
Ambassador in Warsaw, Poland. President Roosevelt's decision to enact the neutrality law was also written about as America pledged to remain removed from World
War 2, despite the Navy stating its ships already stationed in the Pacific would stay.
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The poem is from WWI while the newspaper is from WWII. Besides being from different wars, there many ways to compare and contrast these two texts.
In a 6-8 sentence reflection, compare the poem’s structure to the structure of the WWII newspaper headlines text. Be sure to take into consideration
such things as the purpose of the texts, word usage, the points of view and who the audience would be. Also think about how the structure helps to convey
the ideas, the overall meaning, and the tone. As always, write using proper mechanics.
[10 pts]