What’s the first image/ object that comes to

your mind when you hear anthem? What is an

anthem? a hymn for celebration and praise. Is
the title tricky?

No after death
A bell rung services a Anthem for Doomed Youth
immediately after a normal human BY WILFRED OWEN Why are the youth doomed?

death as a signal for gets-their holy

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? a Doomed-Likely to have an unfortunate and
prayers. They are like service after inescapable outcome; ill-fated. More
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.b
cattle because death = rifle Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattlea
horrific as we know their end

they’re not give a Can patter out their hasty orisons.

Is their life No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Prayers-hasty prayers? Why?
burial like humans- complete? The Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,—
unknown to the world basic right of The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; Even shells are wailing-when do you
And bugles calling for them from sad shires. cry? When you have to do /see
like cattle as their prayer for the something you don’t like
death is not departed soul
declared/acknowledg
What candles may be held to speed them all ? A county, especially in England.
is forbidden? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Choir comforts our mind and soul/ here
ed. The only bells are Is the war of Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. the choir is shrilly and
that of the gun (gun any purpose? The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; demented(insane)
salute? Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
The candles that burn
for the soul of the
8(cruelty of war/ soldiers’ destiny)+6(mourning) =14dead
lines?
will be the
glittering
eyes??tearful eyes??
Of the fellow
soldiers?