3. In Flanders' Fields

In Flanders' Fields
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In Flanders' Fields
Havo 5 Literature

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Before we start..
A short test to see what you remember

Slide 2 - Slide

Which poem was positive about the war?
A
Dulce Et Decorum Est
B
The Soldier
C
Does It Matter?

Slide 3 - Quiz

What is the message in The Soldier?

Slide 4 - Open question

What is the message in 'Dulce et decorum est'?

Slide 5 - Open question

About the author
  • John McCrae
  • 1872 - 1918

Slide 6 - Slide

About the author
  • Canadian army doctor
  • Died from pneumonia (longontsteking) in 1918
  • Probably after effects of a chlorine attack
     (remember Dulce Et Decorum Est?)

Slide 7 - Slide

In which country is Flanders?

Slide 8 - Open question

What do the following words mean?
poppies
larks
scarce
dawn
quarrel
torch
fakkel
gevecht
klaprozen
dageraad
leeuweriken
nauwelijks

Slide 9 - Drag question

The importance of poppies
  • English national symbol of remembrance (WWI)
  • Because of this poem (In Flander’s Fields)

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Slide

Let's read the text together

Slide 12 - Slide

Let's continue
In Flanders' Fields
by John McCrae

Slide 13 - Slide

What is a sonnet?
A fixed verse form consisting of 14 lines that often follow a strict structure.

Slide 14 - Slide

Is in Flanders' fields a sonnet?
A
yes
B
no
C
What is a sonnet?
D
I don't know

Slide 15 - Quiz

It isn't a sonnet
It does not consist of 14 lines (it has 15).

Slide 16 - Slide

Which poem that we previously dealt with is a sonnet?
A
Dulce Et Decorum Est
B
The Soldier
C
Does It Matter?

Slide 17 - Quiz

Imagery 
"In Flanders' Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row"

--> crosses are the soldiers' graves, flowers are growing on the graves.

--> poppies were literally growing there, but their color (red) also represents the blood of the soldiers. Contrast with the white crosses (innocence)

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 Are there any imageries (figures of speech) that you can find?


metaphor / simile / personification?

Slide 19 - Slide

Correct answer
  • rows of poppies (line 1 & 2) = metaphor for dead soldiers

  • the larks, singing bravely (line 4) = personification, birds cannot really sing
    definition of sing: make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.

  • torch (line 12) = metaphor for hope

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Message
  • Stanza 1: The lives lost in the war.
  • Stanza 2: Contrast between being alive and being dead.
  • Stanza 3: Do not give up hope, but stand up against the enemy, in honour of the death

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Which sentence(s) in In Flanders Fields tell the reader to stand up against the enemy?

Slide 22 - Open question


Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw

    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die

Slide 23 - Slide

Rank the poems from most negative to most positive.
Most negative





Most positive

Dulce Et Decorum Est
In Flanders' Fields
The Soldier

Slide 24 - Drag question

Explanation
  • Dulce Et Decorum Est
    Graphic language and scenes

  • In Flanders' Fields
    It talks about the dead, but also about hope

  • The Soldier
    Kind of propaganda (richer dust)

Slide 25 - Slide

I think I understand this poem well enough for the test.
Yes
No

Slide 26 - Poll