In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
By John McCrae
This is one of the most popular and memorable war poem every written. The purpose of this poem is it’s greatest quality. I love this poem so much because it really gives you the feeling of the dead people that fought in the war. McCrae wrote this so he could convey his feelings of being a doctor in the war. He has seen so many gruesome, bloody things so he really wanted to share Flanders Fields. (Row on row) really emphasises the huge number of deaths.(That mark our place) symbolises that the fighters deaths haven’t been ignored because there is a “mark” for the sacrifices that they made. The theme is very similar to the purpose because they are both bringing the idea of the war and Flanders Fields. Some of the literary devises used are literal, imagery, repetition, figurative language and metaphor.
