Anthology Three: Conflict

The poem describes memorial tributes to dead soldiers, ironically comparing the sounds of war to the choirs and bells which usually sound at funerals.

The poem describes the events leading up to the Battle of Vinegar Hill on 21 June 1798. Croppies were Irish rebels fighting for independence from Britain.

Written in 1854 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the poem deals with the theme of patriotism in conflict.

In this poem by W B Yeats an Irish airman weighs up his reasons for fighting the enemy during World War One.