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Inspection

Inspection . Wilfred Owen. Context . Written in August/September 1917 at Craiglockhart Later listed it under "inhumanity in War” The diction is largely colloquial, the tone matter-of-fact and tinged with bitterness Sassoon's influence is strong. Themes. Sacrifice

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Inspection

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  1. Inspection Wilfred Owen

  2. Context • Written in August/September 1917 at Craiglockhart • Later listed it under "inhumanity in War” • The diction is largely colloquial, the tone matter-of-fact and tinged with bitterness • Sassoon's influence is strong

  3. Themes Sacrifice • Christ's sacrifice for man's redemption • Sacrificing your life for the better of the country – willing to be insulted and treated as inferior Blood • Referred to as a dirty stain so could be seen as a stain of guilt

  4. Plotline Stanza 1 • Owen can be recognised as the officer • Conscious of his rank and the importance of maintaining discipline Stanza 2 • Still seen as the officer, slightly unhappy on reflection about the man’s punishment • Seeking him out for a quiet chat, man to man Stanza 3 • Young soldier’s viewpoint who’s treated unfairly • A young man of evident education and philosophical bent

  5. Heavy beat promises drama to come; foreshadows Inspection parade Onomatopoeic sounds add to the feeling of menace ‘You! What d’you mean by this?’ I rapped.‘You dare come on parade like this?’‘Please, sir, it’s -’ ”Old yer mouth,’ the sergeant snapped.‘I takes ‘is name, sir?’ – ‘Please, and then dismiss.’ Some days ‘confined to camp’ he got,For being ‘dirty on parade’.He told me, afterwards, the damned spotWas blood, his own. ‘Well, blood is dirt,’ I said Punishment Reference to Macbeth; stain of guilt Ignorance, unsympathetic, single minded Acceptance of warfare

  6. Mockery; lack of respect Reveals the soldier as the poem’s “truth-teller” Blood’s dirt,’ he laughed, looking awayFar off to where his wound had bledAnd almost merged for ever into clay.‘The world is washing out its stains,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t like our cheeks so red:Young blood’s its great objection.But when we’re duly white-washed, being dead,The race will bear Field-Marshal God’s inspection.’ Shows that little boys were at war & were being treated like this Material stains can be easily removed; stains of guilt cannot be removed by physical means Scorn and some sadness ; an army commander thinks he’s God and God turned into army commander all in one?

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