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Considering the relationship between the poetry of WW1 and the context

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I can explain how the experience of World War One might be reflected in the poetry of the time.

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Men from every part of the British Empire fought in the war. War poetry is not exclusively written by those who fought during a war. During the First World War, governments relied on patriotism and propaganda to get people to enlist. Conditions for soldiers during the war were extremely gruelling and taxed them physically, mentally and emotionally.

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