Does It Matter?
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"Does It Matter?" is a poignant anti-war poem by Siegfried Sassoon that questions society’s indifference to the physical and psychological wounds of soldiers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorRole | Siegfried Sassoon as soldier-poet ⓘ |
| author | Siegfried Sassoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Siegfried Sassoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
civilian complacency about war
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romanticized view of war ⓘ superficial patriotism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | World War I era ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war poetry
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war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
"And people won’t say that you’re mad"
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"Does it matter?" ⓘ "For people will always be kind" ⓘ |
| historicalContext | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to challenge complacent attitudes toward wounded soldiers
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to expose the cost of war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | war poets of World War I ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | World War I literature ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
amputation
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shell shock ⓘ social alienation of veterans ⓘ |
| subject |
public attitudes toward war injuries
ⓘ
wounded soldiers returning from war ⓘ |
| theme |
disability
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hypocrisy of civilian society ⓘ loss and sacrifice ⓘ patriotism and its critique ⓘ physical wounds of soldiers ⓘ psychological trauma of soldiers ⓘ societal indifference to veterans ⓘ war ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
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ironic ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
irony
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repetition ⓘ rhetorical questions ⓘ |
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