PROSE - Glory of Women by Sigfried Sassoon

Glory Of Women

Sigfried Sassoon

Structure

• Sonnet Form
• Iambic pentameter
• love poem - ironic - angry
• poem is for women and war - they love the war - freedom - money - power

Analysis

• 'You' - direct address - sarcastic - accusing (blames women for killing soldiers) - hve a role in the war - got to stop - killing their men.
• 'love us when' - love is supposed to be unconditional - forgot about their men when they are fighting - detatchment
• 'we're' - first person plural - the soldiers
• 'heroes' - prove to women that they are men - medals
• 'home on leave' - disattachment - relieved men aren't at home - women's new role in soceity
• 'mentionable' - knew a lot about battles, where the men were etc...
• 'decorations' - religious aspect - decartions = medal - look pretty but are a facade & superficial - women like it…