The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen by Cecil Day-Lewis, Wilfred Owen

The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen

Cecil Day-Lewis, Wilfred Owen

fiction classics poetry emotional slow-paced

192 pages | first published 1918

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Wilfred Owen was twenty-two when he enlisted in the Artists' Rifle Corps during World War I. By the time Owen was killed at the age of 25 at the Battle of Sambre, he had written what are considered the most important British poems of WWI. This def...
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Moods

emotional 84%
sad 84%
dark 69%
reflective 61%
challenging 53%
tense 38%
informative 23%
hopeful 7%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 27%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 66% | Character: 16% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

N/A: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 80% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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