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Owen Sheers explores the experience of farmers in France finding the remains of soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Somme. He describes the farmers discovering fragments of bones over the years, with the land still retaining memories of the battle. Sheers aims to give voice to those who needlessly lost their lives at a young age, and bring recognition to the fallen soldiers who did not receive due acknowledgement when they died during the battle.

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Mametz Wood - Owen Sheers For years afterwards the farmers found them the wasted young, turning up under their plough blades as they tended the land back into itself. A chit of bone, the china plate of a shoulder blade, the relic of a finger, the blown and broken birds egg of a skull, all mimicked now in flint, breaking blue in white across this field where they were told to walk, not run, towards the wood and its nesting machine guns. And even now the earth stands sentinel, reaching back into itself for reminders of what happened like a wound working a foreign body to the surface of the skin. This morning, twenty men buried in one long grave, a broken mosaic of bone linked arm in arm, their skeletons paused mid dance-macabre in boots that outlasted them, their socketed heads tilted back at an angle and their jaws, those that have them, dropped open. As if the notes they had sung have only now, with this unearthing, slipped from their absent tongues. Image createdof farmers diggingupthe bodiesof the soldierswholosttheirlives inthe battle of the Somme The adjective wastedis emotive- the soldierswouldhave beenveryyoung.Nounyoung illustratestheirinnocence and naivety- veryemotive asthey shouldnothave died. Emotive language- sheers message isclearfromthe beginning-manyyounglives were lostneedlessly.Theirlives didnot needtoendlike this. Metaphor- sheersuses the delicate imageryof chinato show the fragilityof life-how precioustheirliveshad been. Alliteration-repetition of b soundcreatesa harsh sound; createsa tone of resentment that these liveswerelostso brutally Metaphor- nestingcreates connotationsof a birdnest; highlightshowthe oppositions gunshad almostbecome partof nature (the woods).Reinforces that the soldierswere not preparedforthisdangerous battle. Verbtoldshowshow powerlessthese soldiers were;theyhadto follow commandand were not readilypreparedforwhat facedthem. Simile.Disturbingimageryto showthat theirbodiesdonot belongthere.Showshow unnatural war andconflictis. These mendeserve tobe remembered. Personification.Sentinel- a soldierkeepingwatch.Shows that nature isnow keeping watch overtheirremains- thisis an area of remembrance. The hyphenhere could portray the disruptionto the soldierslives,asthe overtakingMametzwood shouldnothave concluded as brutally asit did. Caesura- yearsafterwards showsthe large amountof remainstobe found.Abrupt pause addsemphasistothe nextline- somanyyoung liveswere lost. Adjective longemphasisesthe large numberof remainsbutalsoreinforcesthatthese men haventhadtheirown,individual sacrifices acknowledged Metaphoremphasises thattheirshatteredremains have come togetheras one.Theylivedanddied togetherundersuchhorrificcircumstances. Juxtaposition.The concrete noun bootssurvival isjuxtaposedwith themandtheirshatteredremains. Exposesthattheirsacrificeshave not beengiventhe creditthey deserve Brutal and honestimagery. Doesnotuse euphemisticlanguage.Sheersabruptlygivesan honest,albeitbrutal,accountof theirremainsto show the harsh truth of war and conflict. Adverbial phrase onlynowhighlights that the soldiershave onlybeengiven a voice and recognitionnowthat theirbodieshave beendiscovered. Metaphor.Whilstabsent tonguesisliteral,itisalsoa metaphorforthemhaving theiridentityandlivestaken fromthem.Thisharsh final image remindsthe readerof theirhorrificdeathsandthe futilityof war
Summary Sheersexploresthe experienceof the farmersinFrance findingthe remainsof soldierswholosttheir livesduringthe Battle of Somme. He notesthatthe memories remaininthe soil as he switches frompast to present He aimsto give a voice tothose whoneedlesslylosttheirlives; to the fallensoldierswhodidnot receive the recognitionthey deservedwhentheydiedduring battle at sucha youngage. Context Basedon the Battle of Somme- 7th July 1916. Mametz isa village inNorthernFrance. It was a scene of fierce fightinginWW1 The Welshdivisionwereorderedto make Mametz wood.Theywere underprepared;the battle lastedfor five days 4000 casualties.600 dead Welshsucceededbuttheircourage was nevertrulyacknowledged. Overhalf of all WWI soldiers were between18and 23 whenthey enlisted. Structure/Form Compiledof seven,three lined stanzas(tercets) tomimicthe rowsof the bodiesfound. However,theirseparationcouldbe an attemptby Owentogive the soldiersindividuality- gratitudefor each of them. Enjambment- the continuesflow, ongoingconflictandfarmerssearch for theirremains.

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  • 1. Mametz Wood - Owen Sheers For years afterwards the farmers found them the wasted young, turning up under their plough blades as they tended the land back into itself. A chit of bone, the china plate of a shoulder blade, the relic of a finger, the blown and broken birds egg of a skull, all mimicked now in flint, breaking blue in white across this field where they were told to walk, not run, towards the wood and its nesting machine guns. And even now the earth stands sentinel, reaching back into itself for reminders of what happened like a wound working a foreign body to the surface of the skin. This morning, twenty men buried in one long grave, a broken mosaic of bone linked arm in arm, their skeletons paused mid dance-macabre in boots that outlasted them, their socketed heads tilted back at an angle and their jaws, those that have them, dropped open. As if the notes they had sung have only now, with this unearthing, slipped from their absent tongues. Image createdof farmers diggingupthe bodiesof the soldierswholosttheirlives inthe battle of the Somme The adjective wastedis emotive- the soldierswouldhave beenveryyoung.Nounyoung illustratestheirinnocence and naivety- veryemotive asthey shouldnothave died. Emotive language- sheers message isclearfromthe beginning-manyyounglives were lostneedlessly.Theirlives didnot needtoendlike this. Metaphor- sheersuses the delicate imageryof chinato show the fragilityof life-how precioustheirliveshad been. Alliteration-repetition of b soundcreatesa harsh sound; createsa tone of resentment that these liveswerelostso brutally Metaphor- nestingcreates connotationsof a birdnest; highlightshowthe oppositions gunshad almostbecome partof nature (the woods).Reinforces that the soldierswere not preparedforthisdangerous battle. Verbtoldshowshow powerlessthese soldiers were;theyhadto follow commandand were not readilypreparedforwhat facedthem. Simile.Disturbingimageryto showthat theirbodiesdonot belongthere.Showshow unnatural war andconflictis. These mendeserve tobe remembered. Personification.Sentinel- a soldierkeepingwatch.Shows that nature isnow keeping watch overtheirremains- thisis an area of remembrance. The hyphenhere could portray the disruptionto the soldierslives,asthe overtakingMametzwood shouldnothave concluded as brutally asit did. Caesura- yearsafterwards showsthe large amountof remainstobe found.Abrupt pause addsemphasistothe nextline- somanyyoung liveswere lost. Adjective longemphasisesthe large numberof remainsbutalsoreinforcesthatthese men haventhadtheirown,individual sacrifices acknowledged Metaphoremphasises thattheirshatteredremains have come togetheras one.Theylivedanddied togetherundersuchhorrificcircumstances. Juxtaposition.The concrete noun bootssurvival isjuxtaposedwith themandtheirshatteredremains. Exposesthattheirsacrificeshave not beengiventhe creditthey deserve Brutal and honestimagery. Doesnotuse euphemisticlanguage.Sheersabruptlygivesan honest,albeitbrutal,accountof theirremainsto show the harsh truth of war and conflict. Adverbial phrase onlynowhighlights that the soldiershave onlybeengiven a voice and recognitionnowthat theirbodieshave beendiscovered. Metaphor.Whilstabsent tonguesisliteral,itisalsoa metaphorforthemhaving theiridentityandlivestaken fromthem.Thisharsh final image remindsthe readerof theirhorrificdeathsandthe futilityof war
  • 2. Summary Sheersexploresthe experienceof the farmersinFrance findingthe remainsof soldierswholosttheir livesduringthe Battle of Somme. He notesthatthe memories remaininthe soil as he switches frompast to present He aimsto give a voice tothose whoneedlesslylosttheirlives; to the fallensoldierswhodidnot receive the recognitionthey deservedwhentheydiedduring battle at sucha youngage. Context Basedon the Battle of Somme- 7th July 1916. Mametz isa village inNorthernFrance. It was a scene of fierce fightinginWW1 The Welshdivisionwereorderedto make Mametz wood.Theywere underprepared;the battle lastedfor five days 4000 casualties.600 dead Welshsucceededbuttheircourage was nevertrulyacknowledged. Overhalf of all WWI soldiers were between18and 23 whenthey enlisted. Structure/Form Compiledof seven,three lined stanzas(tercets) tomimicthe rowsof the bodiesfound. However,theirseparationcouldbe an attemptby Owentogive the soldiersindividuality- gratitudefor each of them. Enjambment- the continuesflow, ongoingconflictandfarmerssearch for theirremains.