Disabled
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"Disabled" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that portrays the physical and emotional devastation experienced by a young, wounded soldier.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War I poem
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poem → |
| author |
Wilfred Owen
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| centralCharacter |
young wounded soldier
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| contrasts |
pre-war youth and post-war disability
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizes |
romanticized views of war
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| depicts |
changed public perception of soldiers
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loss of independence → loss of limbs → social isolation → |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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war poetry → |
| hasReputation |
one of Wilfred Owen’s major war poems
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| includedIn |
collections of Wilfred Owen’s poetry
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| language |
English
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| literaryDevice |
contrast
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imagery → irony → symbolism → |
| literaryMovement |
war poets
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| literaryPeriod |
World War I literature
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person limited
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| portrays |
emotional devastation of a wounded soldier
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gap between wartime promises and post-war reality → |
| setting |
hospital or institutional environment
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post-war Britain → |
| structure |
stanzaic form
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| studiedIn |
English literature curricula
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World War I literature courses → |
| subjectMatter |
a soldier disabled in World War I
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| theme |
alienation
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disillusionment with war → loss of youth → memory and regret → physical devastation of war → pity of war → psychological trauma of war → public indifference to veterans → |
| tone |
bitter
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poignant → reflective → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Wilfred Owen
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