Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet? Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet. 3) What do you mean by steer? Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement. 4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face? Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey. 5) What thing did not the poet deny? Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide. 6) Write the name of Sea-bird? Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird. 7) Who wants to live a gypsy life? Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life. 8) Write the name of the sea-animal? Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal. 9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife. 10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling? Ans:- The poet prefers vagrant gypsy lives in a sea-gull and whale’s way. 11) What does the poet do when the
The War Poets or the Trench poets are known as Anti-War poets because the soldier cum poets not show the brevity of war but the futility of war . War poetry is nothing but the shadow of brutal life among the soldiers during the First World War. The War Poets wrote their poetry to raise the question either life or death; National Pride or own existence; duty or guilt; courage or cowardness. Rupard Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Ivor Gurney, Isaac Rosenberg are the most prominent Anti-War Poets. They are all involved directly into the War and eye witness to see the brutality in the name of National Pride at the battlefield. Wilfred Owen: (1893-1918 ) He was one of the most prominent Anti-War Poets during the First World War as well as a soldier. He wrote many poems about war but only five poems were published in his lifetime but most important poems are published posthumously. Futility , Strange Meeting, Insensibility , Dulce et Decorum est are