Starter: think of as many words as you can to describe tone

Here are some examplesPlayful Ironic Assertive Frivolous Gloomy

Humorous Sarcastic Cynical Calm Heavy

Melancholy Sardonic Dogmatic Serious Personal

Mocking Light-hearted Dramatic Impersonal Angry

Sad Clinical Philosophical Religious Solemn

Pick three of the above that you think are dominating tones in the poetry of Sassoon and Owen? Discuss reasons for your choices in your pairs.

Individual work – 10 min

Read ´Anthem for Doomed Youth´ or ´Counter-Attack´ carefully (one poem each in your pairs). Think about the manner in which your poem is written.

Focus your analysis:• What kind of relationship do you think the poet wishes

to establish with the reader?• Comment on the tone, mood and atmosphere created

in each poem. • How does the poet use language to create tone? What

are the connotations of particular words?

Pair work – 10 min

• Present your ideas to your partner using clear language and structure your thoughts. You should be aiming to talk for five minutes each.