"Glory of women" by Siegfried Sassoon

The poem "Glory of women" can be considered to be the typical style of poetry written by the English war time poet, Siegfried Sassoon. Through the use of poetic techniques, Sassoon's words had painted a picture conveying his anti-war messages, in attempt to break the popular romanticized beliefs the majority population held towards war, conveying the ignorance of the public, however at the same time praising the love and dedication of the women on the …

…be glorious, however victims of the governments. Sassoon's speaks from a soldier's point of view and holds strong intentions to break the romanticized idea of war. His work was created as result of his opinions and motivations he held towards war, he believed the idea of revealing the "unspeakable truth" and conveyed his willingness to create change within his circumstances, his work "Glory of women" can therefore be considered as a successful peace of art