Amita Bose
Mr.Salsich
English 8
December 2, 2007
Dreaming of My Home:
An Essay about the Poem “Dreamers” by Siegfried Sassoon
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.
Mr.Salsich
English 8
December 2, 2007
Dreaming of My Home:
An Essay about the Poem “Dreamers” by Siegfried Sassoon
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.
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