1. What are the key points of criticism in Murry's review of Sassoon? After reading some of Sassoon's poetry yourself, do you agree?

2. Compare Sassoon's poems to some of the others' in the packet; does your assessment of Sassoon change at all after reading the others?

3. How does patriotism come across in the poems? Is it like/unlike the point of view expressed in Pirandello's "War"?

4. Which poem best captures the atrocities of war for you? which words or phrases stand out?

5. Compare the German poems to the English; even allowing for translation, what are the key differences between them? what similarities stand out?

6. Do you think the religious imagery in the various poems is effective? which is most, which least effective for you? why?