Wilfred owen biography powerpoint template

  • A visual overview of Owen's life which can be used either by the teacher as a set of prompts or as a set of research challenges for students.
  • Would you regard Owen as an Anti-war or Pro War poet?
  • Wilfred Owen was an English poet and soldier during the FirstWorld War. He was born in Oswestry, on the border near Wales and taught in.

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    Exposure wilfred owen

  • 1. AQA English Literature Paper 2 Section B-Conflict and Power Poetry TheYpres Salient at Night , Paul Nash,(1917)

  • 2.  Wilfred Owen was an English poet and soldier during the FirstWorld War.  He was born in Oswestry, on the border near Wales and taught in Birkenhead and France.  When the FirstWorld War began, he enlisted as an officer in the Manchester Regiment.

  • 3.  Owen suffered a number of traumatic experiences.  He fell into a shell hole and suffered concussion.  He was blown up bygd a trench mortar and spent several days unconscious on an embankment lying amongst the remains of one of his fellow officers. Dead Germans in aTrench, Sir William Orpen (1917)

  • 4.  Soon afterwards, Owen was diagnosed as suffering from neurasthenia or shell shock and sent to CraiglockhartWar Hospital in Edinburgh for treatment.

  • 5.  It was while recuperating at Craiglockhart that he met fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon, an encounter that was to transform Owen&#x
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    Wilfred Owen 1893 - 1918.

    Presentation on theme: "Wilfred Owen 1893 - 1918."— Presentation transcript:

    1 Wilfred Owen

    2 Early Life:Born in Shropshire, England. Wilfred Owen was well educated.From the age of nineteen Owen wanted to be a poet and immersed han själv in poetry, he was impressed by the Romantic poets. However, he wrote almost no poetry of importance until he saw action in France in 1917.He was a committed Christian and became an assistant to a vicar during He taught Bible classes and led prayer meetings – as well as helping in other ways. From 1913 to 1915 he worked as a language tutor in France. 

    3 War Experiences:Owen felt pressured bygd the propaganda to become a soldier, and volunteered on 21st October 1915.He spent the gods day of 1916 in a tent in France joining the Second Manchesters. He was full of boyish high spirits at being a soldier. Within a week he had been transported to the front line in a cattle wagon and was "sleeping" 70 or 80 yards from

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    Wilfred Owen

  • Wilfred Owen 1883-1918

  • Wilfred Owen. • Born in Shropshire in 1883. • Became interested in poetry and music at an early age • Couldn’t afford to go to university • Went to France to teach English. • Was in France when the war broke out. • Returned to England to volunteer for service. “I do now most intensely want to fight.”

  • Wilfred Owen • Before you find out any more have a look at some statements made by Wilfred Owen. “The people of England needn’t hope. They must agitate.“ “ I do now most intensely want to fight.” “I hate washy pacifists."

  • Task 1 • What do these statements tell us about Owen’s feelings regarding the war? • Explain your answer. • Would you regard Owen as an Anti-war or Pro War poet?

  • You are now going to find out more about Owen • Sent to the battle field in 1916. Sent to the Somme sector to begin with and then to the Hindenburg line. • A shell exploded close by him and left him severely shell shocked. He was sent back to En