Amita Bose
Mr.Salsich
English 8
December 2, 2007
Dreaming of My Home:
An Essay about the Poem “Dreamers” by Siegfried Sassoon
They are the men and women fighting to protect their nation in the middle of raging battles. They are the men and women who dream of their “firelit homes, clean beds, and wives”, as they defend their country. They are our soldiers. In the poem “Dreamer” by Siegfried Sassoon, the author describes these soldiers as they live in the front lines of a fierce war by using imagery, and as I read his poem, I realized what I would miss if I were the one in those front lines.
TS In the poem “Dreamers”, Siegfried Sassoon weaves beautiful, vivid
phrases into his poetic lines, to create the perfect image of the soldiers’ lives. SD He uses exquisite imagery to describe the soldiers, as they lived in the dangerous front lines of the battle. CM When you read the sentence “soldiers are citizens of death’s grey land”, you can clearly see and feel the perilous times those soldiers lived in. CM The sense of uncertainty the soldiers experienced creeps into your head, and you can feel the fear they felt, as they waited for next attack that could signal the end of their lives. SD Also, Siegfried Sassoon uses imagery to bring the soldier’s dreams to life. CM When he wrote the soldiers were “mocked by a hopeless longing to regain bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats”, the reader feels the yearning the soldiers experienced as they lived so far away from their homes. CM This beautiful sentence allows you to see the soldiers back home, walking around their home town as they enjoyed their lives, and highlights the sharp contrast between their former lives and the lives they were living during the war. CS Siegfried Sassoon uses stunning imagery to allow the reader to journey into the soldiers’ heads, hometowns, and the war, and illuminates the soldier’s lives through these descriptive phrases.
TS Just like the soldiers in the war, I would yearn for many parts of my daily life that I sacrificed to protect and fight for my country. SD One of the things I would mourn for the loss of would be my friends. CM My friends are always there for me in the darkest of times, and stand by me, no matter what happens. CM If I were fighting in midst of a perilous, arduous war, I would feel forlorn without my friends to keep my spirits up. SD Also, I would miss having time to rest if I were fighting in a war. CM Even though I may feel exhausted during the school week, I know that I only have to wait a few more days until I can sleep late, laze around the house, and spend my time leisurely. CM If I were in a war, I would never get time to relax, because I would always need to be ready and alert for the next twist of events. CS If I left my hometown to fight in hazardous conditions, on the other side of the world, I would miss some parts of my life with all my heart.
After reading the poem “Dreamers” many times, I finally began to understand the true meaning of the words. Siegfried Sassoon wants us to realize that even though the soldiers are fighting in a war, they are dreaming of us, the ones back home. Likewise, we dream of them too, and we hope they will return to us. This poem shows us that despite the fact that we are separated by many oceans and continents and live in radically different conditions, the soldiers and we, the people back home, are dreaming of each other, and the day when it will be time for our blissful reunion.
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Self-Assessment
1) Writing the conclusion took the most time because I wanted to find a good way to tie together my essay.
2) I went through and found and corrected many small mistakes when writing this essay.
3) I think that conclusion is the best part of this essay.
4) I feel that I could go back and try to make this essay more graceful and smooth.
Mr.Salsich
English 8
December 2, 2007
Dreaming of My Home:
An Essay about the Poem “Dreamers” by Siegfried Sassoon
They are the men and women fighting to protect their nation in the middle of raging battles. They are the men and women who dream of their “firelit homes, clean beds, and wives”, as they defend their country. They are our soldiers. In the poem “Dreamer” by Siegfried Sassoon, the author describes these soldiers as they live in the front lines of a fierce war by using imagery, and as I read his poem, I realized what I would miss if I were the one in those front lines.
TS In the poem “Dreamers”, Siegfried Sassoon weaves beautiful, vivid
phrases into his poetic lines, to create the perfect image of the soldiers’ lives. SD He uses exquisite imagery to describe the soldiers, as they lived in the dangerous front lines of the battle. CM When you read the sentence “soldiers are citizens of death’s grey land”, you can clearly see and feel the perilous times those soldiers lived in. CM The sense of uncertainty the soldiers experienced creeps into your head, and you can feel the fear they felt, as they waited for next attack that could signal the end of their lives. SD Also, Siegfried Sassoon uses imagery to bring the soldier’s dreams to life. CM When he wrote the soldiers were “mocked by a hopeless longing to regain bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats”, the reader feels the yearning the soldiers experienced as they lived so far away from their homes. CM This beautiful sentence allows you to see the soldiers back home, walking around their home town as they enjoyed their lives, and highlights the sharp contrast between their former lives and the lives they were living during the war. CS Siegfried Sassoon uses stunning imagery to allow the reader to journey into the soldiers’ heads, hometowns, and the war, and illuminates the soldier’s lives through these descriptive phrases.
TS Just like the soldiers in the war, I would yearn for many parts of my daily life that I sacrificed to protect and fight for my country. SD One of the things I would mourn for the loss of would be my friends. CM My friends are always there for me in the darkest of times, and stand by me, no matter what happens. CM If I were fighting in midst of a perilous, arduous war, I would feel forlorn without my friends to keep my spirits up. SD Also, I would miss having time to rest if I were fighting in a war. CM Even though I may feel exhausted during the school week, I know that I only have to wait a few more days until I can sleep late, laze around the house, and spend my time leisurely. CM If I were in a war, I would never get time to relax, because I would always need to be ready and alert for the next twist of events. CS If I left my hometown to fight in hazardous conditions, on the other side of the world, I would miss some parts of my life with all my heart.
After reading the poem “Dreamers” many times, I finally began to understand the true meaning of the words. Siegfried Sassoon wants us to realize that even though the soldiers are fighting in a war, they are dreaming of us, the ones back home. Likewise, we dream of them too, and we hope they will return to us. This poem shows us that despite the fact that we are separated by many oceans and continents and live in radically different conditions, the soldiers and we, the people back home, are dreaming of each other, and the day when it will be time for our blissful reunion.
* * * *
Self-Assessment
1) Writing the conclusion took the most time because I wanted to find a good way to tie together my essay.
2) I went through and found and corrected many small mistakes when writing this essay.
3) I think that conclusion is the best part of this essay.
4) I feel that I could go back and try to make this essay more graceful and smooth.
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