Concetti Chiave
- Edward Thomas was a prolific writer and journalist who started writing poetry in 1912 under the pseudonym Edward Eastaway.
- He met Robert Frost in 1913, which inspired him to fully commit to poetry, publishing several poems before enlisting in 1915.
- Thomas's poetry often reflects his love for the English countryside rather than focusing directly on war experiences, setting him apart from other war poets.
- He enlisted in the Great War and was killed in action in 1917 at Arras, having already developed significantly as a poet.
- "In Memoriam - Easter 1915" poignantly captures the sorrow of soldiers being far from home, unable to celebrate Easter with loved ones.
Edward Thomas
Edward Thomas was born to Welsh parents in London,and educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford.
His father expected Edward to enter the Civil Service, but he was
determined to make a living as a writer. A prolific writer of prose,
and a moderately successful journalist, he began writing poetry in
1912 under the pseudonym Edward Eastaway but he did not devote himself fully
until 1913 after a meeting with Robert Frost, the American poet. Thomas
published several poems in journals under the pseudonym Edward Eastaway,
and IN 1915 when he enlisted to fight in the Great War, he had already made
considerable development as a poet. He arrived in France in 1917 and was killed
in action at Arras soon afterwards. Unlike other famous 'war poets' such as
Wilfred Owen or Siegfried Sassoon, Thomas did not concentrate directly on the
experience of war in his poetry. The love of the English countryside which informs
much of his work in prose is expressed with great beauty and subtlety in poems
such as 'Adlestrop'.
In Memoriam - Easter 1915
The flowers left thick at nightfall in the wood A
This Eastertide call into mind the men, B
Now far from home, who, with their sweethearts, should A
Have gathered them and will do never again. B
The poem is made up of only a stanza of four lines. Lines have a different length and begin with capital letters. There is a rhyme scheme(ABAB).
There are two run-on lines (line 1 and 3).
The poet says that the soldiers, who are “now far from home” (line 3)
should be with their sweethearts at home, to celebrate Easter but will not be so.
Now, their sweethearts are crying for them who won’t come back.
To sum up, this poem really touched me because it perfectly describes
the tragedy of losing/ missing someone.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Quién fue Edward Thomas y cuál fue su contribución a la poesía?
- ¿Cuál es el tema principal del poema "In Memoriam - Easter 1915"?
- ¿Cómo se estructura el poema "In Memoriam - Easter 1915" y qué efecto tiene esta estructura?
Edward Thomas fue un escritor y poeta británico, nacido de padres galeses en Londres. Aunque inicialmente se dedicó a la prosa y al periodismo, comenzó a escribir poesía en 1912 bajo el seudónimo Edward Eastaway. Su encuentro con el poeta estadounidense Robert Frost en 1913 lo motivó a dedicarse plenamente a la poesía. A pesar de su corta carrera, sus poemas reflejan un profundo amor por el campo inglés y no se centran directamente en la experiencia de la guerra.
El poema "In Memoriam - Easter 1915" trata sobre la pérdida y el recuerdo de los soldados que no regresarán a casa para celebrar la Pascua con sus seres queridos. A través de una imagen de flores en el bosque, el poema evoca la tristeza de las parejas que lloran por aquellos que han caído en la guerra.
El poema está compuesto por una sola estrofa de cuatro versos con un esquema de rima ABAB. Los versos tienen diferentes longitudes y comienzan con letras mayúsculas. Esta estructura, junto con el uso de líneas encabalgadas, contribuye a transmitir la fluidez y la continuidad del dolor y la memoria, acentuando la tragedia de la pérdida.
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