Does It Matter? by Siegfried Sassoon : First World War Poetry : With Summary

The theme of this bitter and ironic anti-war poem is that the suffering of disabled soldiers matters and lingers on well past the end of the fighting. The physical and mental maiming and lost life potential of these men should not simply be swept under the carpet with platitudes. Sassoon attacks the people who “don’t worry“ about this suffering: everything possible should be done, the poem implies, to assure that wars like World War I don’t happen again. The poem conveys a tone of bitter irony using simple, straightforward language and a regular rhyme scheme. Literary devices include apostrophe, repetition, and imagery, all of which emphasize the difference between the magnitude of the soldiers’ disabilities and the triviality of the civilian response. Does it matter? - losing your legs?...For people will always be kind,And you need not show that you mindWhen the others come in after huntingTo gobble their muffins and eggs. Does it matter ?-losing your sight?...There’s such splendid work for the blind;And people will always be kind,As you sit on the terrace rememberingAnd turning your face to the light. Do they matter?-those dreams from the pit?...You can drink and forget and be glad,And people won’t say that you’re mad;For they’ll know you’ve fought for your countryAnd no one will worry a bit. #doesitmatter #siegfriedsassoon #firstworldwarpoem #WW1 #wilfredowen #warpoetry SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS ====================================================== Interact with me and get motivated Instagram -