"Anthem For Doomed Youth" Analysis by Craig Frost https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8 Put your thoughts and observations on each of the sections below. en-us 2022-08-22 22:28:10 UTC 2025-10-23 20:47:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Angus https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268112669 2022-08-23 01:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268112669 Maddy + Imogen https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113034 stanza 1 - youth of war
stanza 2 - families affected by war]]> 2022-08-23 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113034 Cadence https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113177 In the first stanza of "Anthem for Doomed Youth", the focus is on the soldier that do not survive in the war and the fact that they do not get a proper burial, this is brought about through the line 'what passing-bells for these who die as cattle' telling us that they are sent off like animals for slaughter and left to die there. Without the chance to say final good-bye's.

In the second stanza, the focus is shifted to the friends and family who wait at home for their loved ones to return or to hear the sad news of their passing, without a way to lay them to rest. the use of the word "boy" correlates with the use of "Youth" in the title, bringing to front how young the soldiers and family are when the war started. ]]> 2022-08-23 01:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113177 Rhiannan and Gabriella https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113300 2022-08-23 01:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113300 caroline + anna https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113600 2022-08-23 01:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268113600 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268117357 the first stanza addresses the experiences youth at war may or will have. contrastingly the second stanza addresses the way families and/or loved ones may have been affected]]> 2022-08-23 01:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268117357 bree + taylah https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268119432 2022-08-23 01:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268119432 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268119444 2022-08-23 01:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2268119444 taysprouty https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272057279 The overall tone of the poem is brutal and beaten down, which shows the distress and impact war has given two Owens and that his despair guided him to write the poem


]]> 2022-08-26 00:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272057279 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059352 The poem is a Sonnet with a standard 14 line and mostly 10 syllables per line.]]> 2022-08-26 00:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059352 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059629 The perspective that is provided are from the young soldiers in war and what they struggled with, and the perspective of their loved ones waiting for them to come home or afraid to be told they were killed at service.]]> 2022-08-26 00:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059629 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059717 Soldiers - anger of the guns, die as cattle, wailing shells, stuttering rifles
Loved ones - glimmers of goodbyes, tenderness of patient minds, drawing-down of blinds]]> 2022-08-26 00:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059717 Overview https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059992 The situation and setting of this poem is divided between the stanzas. Each one addresses the same issue of young soldiers dying but in a unique setting with different groups of people involved.]]> 2022-08-26 00:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272059992 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272061964 The first stanza in the poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth", follows the sonnet pattern of "a b a b c d c d". It also includes use of personification ("monstrous anger of the guns"), and alliteration ("rifles' rapid rattle"). 
Repetition is seen with the repeated word of 
"choir".
The quote, "For these who die as cattle" references to the youth soldiers being led to slaughter, like cattle farmed for beef and dairy production.]]> 2022-08-26 00:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272061964 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272062248 example in the poem
-"what passing-bells for these who die as cattle?"
Owens shows how brutal war is through the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth"]]> 2022-08-26 00:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272062248 First Stanza https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272062965 The first stanza explores the death of youth sent to war on the battlefield.
The "stuttering rifles" and "wailing shells" paint a strong picture of a chaotic warzone where "no prayers nor bells" are present, as one would expect at the time for someone who has died.
This exemplifies the injustice and inhumanity of death on the battlefield - a cruel and brutal setting indeed.]]> 2022-08-26 00:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272062965 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272064698 This is in third person as this is something everyone struggled with to an extent ]]> 2022-08-26 00:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272064698 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272065001 the two stanza contrast the idea of the experiences and struggles of the young people at war in stanza 1 to the idea of how the events of war impact families and their mourning experiences 

stanza 1 demonstrates the first person 
struggles of youth in war

"only the monstrous anger of the guns.
only the stuttering riffles rapid rattle"

"the shrill demented choirs of wailing shells;
and bugles calling them from sad shires."

stanza two demostares a third person perspective of the families of war and their mourning process.

"what candles may be held to speed them all?
not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes
shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes."]]> 2022-08-26 00:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272065001 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272070205 The second stanza changes rhyming pattern to e-f-f-e-g-g. By ending the last two lines with the same rhyming pattern, the poem is led to a close. As rhyme often lends stability for the reader as it is a well known trait for poems, the ending is clearly defined - further by the words themselves "a drawing down of blinds".
Owen doesn't always adhere to traditional rhyming patterns however this poem follows a fairly traditional scheme. 
The second stanza was 2 lines shorter than the first and speaks of the people left at home, worried about those at war. Perhaps this is because Owen focuses heavily on the experiences of war rather than the people at home, and this is why the stanza is longer. 

]]> 2022-08-26 00:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272070205 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272071268 Brutality and extreme danger (“Die like cattle”, “rifles, rapid rattle” “doomed youth” “demented choirs”)
Youth and age (“Anthem for doomed youth”, “Not in the hands of boys”
Religion and faith in a time of crisis (“no prayers nor bells”, “save the choirs”, “holy glimmers”)
The weight of war on those waiting at home (“The pallor of girl’s brows”, “The flowers the tenderness of patient minds”)
]]> 2022-08-26 00:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272071268 Maxine, Maddy and Shelby https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272071712 2022-08-26 00:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272071712 Cattle🐮 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272072278 the use of cattle portrays the idea that the youth going to war can be compared to animals being led to slaughter. this creates an image for readers of soldiers walking into the unknown and being ambushed with the realities of war]]> 2022-08-26 00:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272072278 General List of Themes (See examples below) https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272073137 -Realities of war (Overall theme)
-Brutality and extreme danger
-Youth and age
-Religion and faith in time of crisis
-The weight of war on those weighting at home]]> 2022-08-26 00:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272073137 Devices used https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272073442 Personification is used to create an enhancement on how the audience is impacted. Personification gives a sense of realism and makes it seem as though each item is affected by the war.]]> 2022-08-26 00:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272073442 Demented Choirs https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272074107 Demented connotes wild and erratic behaviour formed from anger or distress. Paired alongside 'choir' and this description contradicts the traditional meaning of religious singing. However this description no longer lends itself to singing people put rather used to portray the experiences of war. Therefore, the gunfire at war has been described as wild and erratic through the implementation of 'demented choirs']]> 2022-08-26 00:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272074107 CATTLE 🐄🧔🏻 https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272074279 By describing men in the war as cattle Owens compares the men to animals providing an animalistic context. Which implicates the as being lead to slaughter ]]> 2022-08-26 00:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272074279 Second Stanza https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272075138 The second stanza views these tragic circumstances from home and demonstrates the effects of war on friends and family.
The description of "patient minds" forms an image of these individuals waiting at home - perhaps to an unhealthy degree as "pallor" would suggest.
The "drawing-down of blinds" also reinforces this at-home setting whilst tying in the concept of the soldiers dying away from their homes despite their relatives patiently waiting within them.]]> 2022-08-26 00:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272075138 Boys https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272075484 boys was used instead of men as most people who entered war were 17 and displaying how young boys were manipulated to joining a false image of war.
Used to identify how young they were when sent out for slaughter.]]> 2022-08-26 00:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272075484 Alliteration https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272076754 Alliteration is seen in the quote of "rifles rapid rattle". This quote enhances the context of the constant sound of guns. When read or heard, it creates imagery in our minds of the wars fast pace.]]> 2022-08-26 00:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/craigfrost1/lnucbta2bzgdfof8/wish/2272076754