1. Ivor Gurney - Trapped in Memory
... early 20th century are "Two His Love" & "The Silent One." Both poems engage in ambiguous word usage, pastoral images and sense of realism, which draw attention to his vivid lyrics and elusive quality of style. "To His Love" is a monologue in which one ... ; leaving his mind and memory fragmented up until his death (Greenblatt 2028). "The Silent One" is more vivid and deploys a powerful sense of realism of the dilemmas faced in the frontline. His later poems, after the war, continue to use the same themes that seriously depict his ... futility and death. Consequently, his war poems beco...
- Word Count: 2929
- Approx Pages: 12
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate