Absolution

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"Absolution" is a poem by Siegfried Sassoon that reflects his early World War I experiences with a mix of romantic idealism and emerging disillusionment about war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
associatedWith Siegfried Sassoon’s early war poems ⓘ
author Siegfried Sassoon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
form lyric poem ⓘ
genre war poetry ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality British ⓘ
historicalContext early stages of World War I ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryDevice contrast ⓘ
imagery ⓘ
irony ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
literaryMovement war poets ⓘ
literaryPeriod World War I literature ⓘ
meter traditional metrical form ⓘ
partOf Siegfried Sassoon’s World War I oeuvre ⓘ
portrays early-war romantic expectations ⓘ
emerging skepticism about glory in battle ⓘ
moral tension surrounding participation in war ⓘ
subject a soldier’s attitude toward war ⓘ
theme World War I ⓘ
disillusionment with war ⓘ
heroism and its questioning ⓘ
loss of innocence ⓘ
psychological impact of combat ⓘ
romantic idealism about war ⓘ
tone increasingly disillusioned ⓘ
initially idealistic ⓘ
reflective ⓘ

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