Counter-Attack

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"Counter-Attack" is a prominent World War I poem by British soldier-poet Siegfried Sassoon, noted for its stark, critical portrayal of trench warfare and its impact on soldiers.

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Counter-Attack canonical 2

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instanceOf World War I poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith Siegfried Sassoon’s war protest writings ⓘ
author Siegfried Sassoon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes military incompetence ⓘ
romanticized views of war ⓘ
depicts psychological impact of war on soldiers ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
firstPublication 1918 ⓘ
form narrative poem ⓘ
genre anti-war poetry ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ
hasSubject counter-attack operation in trench warfare ⓘ
infantry soldiers ⓘ
inCollectionWith Glory of Women ⓘ
The General ⓘ
influenced later anti-war literature ⓘ
influencedBy Siegfried Sassoon’s service on the Western Front ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement World War I poetry movement ⓘ
literaryTechnique colloquial language ⓘ
direct realism ⓘ
graphic imagery ⓘ
irony ⓘ
meter irregular ⓘ
narrativePerspective soldier’s viewpoint ⓘ
third-person ⓘ
notableFor critique of patriotic rhetoric ⓘ
unflinching depiction of battlefield conditions ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
publishedIn Counter-Attack and Other Poems ⓘ
publisher William Heinemann ⓘ
rhymeScheme irregular ⓘ
setDuring World War I ⓘ
setIn Western Front ⓘ
front-line trenches ⓘ
studiedIn British poetry curricula ⓘ
World War I literature courses ⓘ
theme critique of military leadership ⓘ
disillusionment with war ⓘ
horrors of modern warfare ⓘ
suffering of soldiers ⓘ
tone bitter ⓘ
realistic ⓘ
stark ⓘ

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Counter-Attack and Other Poems → hasPoem → Counter-Attack ⓘ
John Howard Lawson → wrote → Counter-Attack ⓘ