Champs d’Honneur” by Ernest Hemingway (1923)
Soldiers never do die well;
Crosses mark the places —
Wooden crosses where they fell,
Stuck above their faces.
Soldiers pitch and cough and twitch —
All the world roars red and black;
Soldiers smother in a ditch,
Choking through the whole attack.
Question
Use the poem to answer the question.
How does this poem relate to the aftermath of World War I in the 1920s?
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Responses
It emphasizes that a generation of Americans struggled to recover from the brutality of the war.
It emphasizes that a generation of Americans struggled to recover from the brutality of the war.
It illustrates the intense pride expressed by Harlem Renaissance authors and other intellectuals.
It illustrates the intense pride expressed by Harlem Renaissance authors and other intellectuals.
It reflects how public opinion about Harding’s foreign policy was deeply divided across the nation.
It reflects how public opinion about Harding’s foreign policy was deeply divided across the nation.
It reveals how many nativists feared the possibility of another world war.