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Gre20000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
The meaning of poem 'ANZACS'
Hi, I'm Jessica, I'm just immigrant from another country.
I'm very interted in the poems
but My English isn't good enough to understand actual meaning of the poems.
So I wonder if someone can help me
this poem is very interesting poem about Australia which I didn't quite understand..
ANZACS
Edgar Wallace
The children unborn shall acclaim
The standard the Anzacs unfurled,
When they made Australasia’s fame
The wonder and pride of the world.
Some of you got a V.C.,
Some ‘the Gallipoli trot’,
Some had a grave by the sea,
And all of you got it damned hot,
And I see you go limping through town
In the faded old hospital blue,
And driving abroad – lying down,
And Lord! But I wish I were you!.....................................<<Why??
I envy you beggars I meet,
From the dirty old hats on your head
To the rusty old boots on your feet –
I envy you living or dead.
A knighthood is fine in its way,
A peerage gives splendour and fame,
But I’d rather have tacked any day
That word to the end of my name.
I’d count it the greatest reward
That ever a man could attain;
I’d sooner be ‘Anzac’ than ‘lord’,
I’d sooner be ‘Anzac’ than ‘thane’.
Here’s a bar to the medal you’ll wear,..........................<<How?? did he get the medal??
There’s a word that ill glitter and glow,
And an honour a king cannot share
When you’re back in the cities you know.
The children unborn shall acclaim
The standard the Anzacs unfurled,
When they made Australasia’s fame
The wonder and pride of the world.
I just bolded the the sentences which I don't understand
Also, can you just tell me a short and simple meaning/story about what is going on in this poem and what is a poet trying to describe/tell us.
PLEASE....plz
I'm very interted in the poems
but My English isn't good enough to understand actual meaning of the poems.
So I wonder if someone can help me
this poem is very interesting poem about Australia which I didn't quite understand..
ANZACS
Edgar Wallace
The children unborn shall acclaim
The standard the Anzacs unfurled,
When they made Australasia’s fame
The wonder and pride of the world.
Some of you got a V.C.,
Some ‘the Gallipoli trot’,
Some had a grave by the sea,
And all of you got it damned hot,
And I see you go limping through town
In the faded old hospital blue,
And driving abroad – lying down,
And Lord! But I wish I were you!.....................................<<Why??
I envy you beggars I meet,
From the dirty old hats on your head
To the rusty old boots on your feet –
I envy you living or dead.
A knighthood is fine in its way,
A peerage gives splendour and fame,
But I’d rather have tacked any day
That word to the end of my name.
I’d count it the greatest reward
That ever a man could attain;
I’d sooner be ‘Anzac’ than ‘lord’,
I’d sooner be ‘Anzac’ than ‘thane’.
Here’s a bar to the medal you’ll wear,..........................<<How?? did he get the medal??
There’s a word that ill glitter and glow,
And an honour a king cannot share
When you’re back in the cities you know.
The children unborn shall acclaim
The standard the Anzacs unfurled,
When they made Australasia’s fame
The wonder and pride of the world.
I just bolded the the sentences which I don't understand
Also, can you just tell me a short and simple meaning/story about what is going on in this poem and what is a poet trying to describe/tell us.
PLEASE....plz
Top answer
The Anzacs were the forces from Australia and New Zealand who fought in the First World War. They fought a notoriously difficult and dangerous campaign at Gallipoli, with huge loss of life and suffering through dreadful conditions. They were being asked to achieve the impossible.
- The Anzacs were the forces from Australia and New Zealand who fought in the First World War.
- They fought a notoriously difficult and dangerous campaign at Gallipoli, with huge loss of life and suffering through dreadful conditions.
- They were being asked to achieve the impossible.
- Look at the history behind the poem (I've given you enough clues here) and you will easily understand it.
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The Anzacs were the forces from Australia and New Zealand who fought in the First World War. They fought a notoriously difficult and dangerous campaign at Gallipoli, with huge loss of life and suffering through dreadful conditions. They were being asked to achieve the impossible. Look at the history behind the poem (I've given you enough clues here) and you will easily understand it.
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