ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What killed the dreamers?
A
growing up
B
war
C
video
D
jaywalking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Dreamers’ is a poem by the British poet of the First World War, Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967). Written while Sassoon was convalescing at Craiglockhart Hospital, ‘Dreamers’ is a poem which contrasts the realities of war with the soldiers’ longing for home and domestic comfort and security.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the author-illustrator of Bright Star, Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It’s the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sassoon’s “Dreamers” is a sonnet consisting of fourteen lines. The poet employs the form of an Italian sonnet that contains an octave and a sestet. In the octave, the poet describes how he or society thinks of a soldier’s life.

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