The Kiss

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"The Kiss" is a poem by Siegfried Sassoon, featured in his World War I collection "Counter-Attack and Other Poems," that starkly portrays the brutal realities of modern warfare.

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The Kiss canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
author Siegfried Sassoon ⓘ
collection Counter-Attack and Other Poems ⓘ
contrastsWith romanticized views of war ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Siegfried Sassoon ⓘ
depicts brutality of modern warfare ⓘ
firstPublicationContext World War I ⓘ
form lyric poem ⓘ
genre war poetry ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ
intendedEffect shock the reader about war’s reality ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement anti-war literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod World War I literature ⓘ
linked to: World War I poetry
partOf Siegfried Sassoon’s World War I poetry ⓘ
portrays modern industrialized warfare ⓘ
publicationType printed poetry collection ⓘ
subjectMatter a soldier’s relationship with his rifle ⓘ
killing at close range ⓘ
theme dehumanization of soldiers ⓘ
fascination with weapons ⓘ
psychology of killing ⓘ
violence in war ⓘ
tone disturbing ⓘ
ironic ⓘ
stark ⓘ
uses personification of weapons ⓘ
violent metaphors ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ

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Love Poems → hasPoem → The Kiss ⓘ