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Flanders Field: Remembering Their Sacrifice | American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a><\/p>\n Introduction to World War I in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n World War 1 officially started in 1914 and lasted until 1918. In its entirety, it involved just over 30 nations from around the world and included major European countries, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Serbia, and Turkey. In the four years or so that it lasted, it left an astounding impact everywhere in the world, especially in Europe. Post-war, there were some more devastating effects such as influential empires falling and universal economic hardship striking almost every country and state involved in some way or another. Even those uninvolved, were indirectly impacted. However, there were some benefits World War I left in its wake, including a rise in nationalism and a surge in women’s agency and roles outside of the household, due to their contributions to war efforts during the war.<\/p>\n Introduction to Nature Symbolism<\/strong><\/p>\n For centuries, natural elements have been offered as symbols for a plethora of emotions and particular situations. A red rose may represent the love one has for a significant other or a fire may symbolize life. But, a red rose can also represent the pain that comes from love and the fire can portray the inevitability of death. These are some examples of how one natural element can represent circumstances in a positive or negative manner. With the support of many literary devices, such as tone and imagery to name a few, the text surrounding nature words gives context to whether nature is viewed as positive or negative. <\/span><\/p>\n During World War I, Colonel John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields” after a deadly battle in 1915. In the poem, he discusses the battle and the future of the soldier who are starting and continuing to fight in the war. “In Flanders Fields” contains several natural elements such as poppy flowers and larks. Although both these natural elements have positive interpretations tied to them, World War I completely decimated the land of Europe so the interpretation in this context is up in the air. Thus, the question lies: is there a meaningful connection between World War I and the expression of nature in poetry published during the war?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World War I and Poetry about Nature- Is There a Correlation? Introduction Flanders Field: Remembering Their Sacrifice | American Battle Monuments Commission Introduction to World War I in Europe World War 1 officially started in 1914 and lasted until 1918. In its entirety, it involved just over 30 nations from around the world and … Continue reading “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5515,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/digitalmethodsforthehumanities2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Here is a Video that Gives a Glimpse into What it Might Have Been Like to Be on That Battlefield and Hear the Final Gunshots:<\/strong><\/div>\nWhen the Guns Fell Silent | IWMwww.youtube.com \u203a watch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"World](\"https:\/\/t3.ftcdn.net\/jpg\/06\/61\/88\/54\/360_F_661885472_vdHYphrL16tl0WGNiIisbdjfdMO3NEVb.jpg\")
<\/div>\nWorld War 1 Poppy Images \u2013 Browse 2,048 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video | Adobe Stock<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn Flanders Fields<\/strong><\/div>\nBy John McCrae<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn Flanders fields the poppies blow<\/div>\nBetween the crosses, row on row,<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That mark our place; and in the sky<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The larks, still bravely singing, fly<\/div>\nScarce heard amid the guns below.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWe are the Dead. Short days ago<\/div>\nWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Loved and were loved, and now we lie,<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In Flanders fields.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTake up our quarrel with the foe:<\/div>\nTo you from failing hands we throw<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The torch; be yours to hold it high.<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If ye break faith with us who die<\/div>\nWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow<\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In Flanders fields.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Photos:](\"https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/fa87ed94-9b6c-4c6c-bfac-6e6c5845221f.jpg?crop=1000%2C702%2Cx0%2Cy0\")
Photos: What Belgium looked like at the end of World War I.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAdditional Resources and Pages to Explore:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAnnotations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAnnotation Analysis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nVisualizations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nProject Reflection\/Conclusion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Where](\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/80e87d5f3f93b126408a4ea3c2d136bf7969e32e\/0_179_3400_2039\/master\/3400.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none\")
<\/div>\nWhere Poppies Blow by John Lewis-Stempel review \u2013 the need for nature in the first world war | History books | The Guardian<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis Project was Made Possible by the Following Contributors: <\/strong>Elizabeth Brida ’27, Alaina Rongione ’26, Sam Strieb ’25, and Zach Deitch ’27.<\/div>\n\n