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Poet: Ivor Gurney, Poem Title: The Silent One, Historical Context: A World War I poet and composer, Gurney wrote about his personal experiences and the psychological effects of war.

Poet: Wilfred Owen, Poem Title: Dulce et Decorum Est, Historical Context: Written during World War I, depicting the horrors of trench warfare.

Poet: E. E. Cummings, Poem Title: my sweet old etcetera, Historical Context: Composed during Cummings' time in the ambulance corps in World War I, this poem critiques the glorification of war.

Poet: Wilfred Owen, Poem Title: Preface, Historical Context: The preface for a collection of war poems Owen intended to publish in 1919, reflecting his experiences in World War I.

Poet: John McCrae, Poem Title: In Flanders Fields, Historical Context: Written during World War I, it is one of the most famous war memorial poems and was a result of McCrae's experiences in the Second Battle of Ypres.

Poet: Rupert Brooke, Poem Title: The Soldier, Historical Context: Part of a series of sonnets by Brooke popularly known as the War Sonnets, this poem reflects on the idea of sacrifice for one’s country during World War I.

Poet: Edward Thomas, Poem Title: This is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong, Historical Context: Thomas wrote this poem during World War I, reflecting the view that soldiers from all nations shared a common experience in the war.

Poet: Siegfried Sassoon, Poem Title: Does It Matter?, Historical Context: Written after Sassoon’s service in World War I, it critiques society’s indifference to the suffering of disabled veterans.

Poet: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poem Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade, Historical Context: Describes the charge of British light cavalry over open terrain in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.

Poet: Thomas Hardy, Poem Title: Christmas, Historical Context: This poem describes the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I when soldiers from both sides briefly ceased hostilities.

Poet: Wilfred Owen, Poem Title: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Historical Context: Reflects on the loss of young soldiers and the impersonal nature of their deaths during World War I.

Poet: Isaac Rosenberg, Poem Title: Break of Day in the Trenches, Historical Context: Reflects the Jewish poet's experiences during World War I and the bleakness of life in the trenches.

Poet: Keith Douglas, Poem Title: Cairo Jag, Historical Context: World War II served as the backdrop for Douglas’s experiences and reflections, with this poem highlighting the moral ambiguities of wartime life in Cairo.

Poet: Siegfried Sassoon, Poem Title: You’re, Historical Context: Sassoon’s poem is a direct address to the civilian population at home, written during World War I to criticize their disconnected perspective of the war.