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Everyone Sang
Siegfried Sasson
About Siegfried Sasson
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) served during the First World War as a captain. At first he was very excited and felt honoured to be in the war and fighting for his country; but then, when he saw the horrors of war at first hand, he began to speak out against it. He wrote some moving poetry about the hardships and tragedy felt in war. Here you can imagine what joy people can feel from hearing a song.
Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields; on--on--and out of sight.
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted,
And beauty came like the setting sun.
My heart was shaken with tears: and horror
Drifted away ... O, but Everyone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.
Available Answers
- 1.
Where do you think the people in the poem are?
- 2.
What comparison does the poet make in the first stanza?
- 3.
How did beauty come?
- 4.
What did the poet feel when he heard the singing?
- 5.
What feeling left the poet when he heard the singing?
- 6.
Which words and phrases does the poet use to get across the idea that the birds are actually free?
3 more answer(s) available.
Comments
Can you pls send mcq of these lessons
11 Jan 2021Sachin K.