The Great War
The year WWI ended
1918
A deadly weapon that used chemicals like chlorine or mustard.
Poison Gas
The use of biased information to make people want to join the army.
Propaganda
A 14-line poem often used for themes of love or honor.
A Sonnet.
The type of combat where soldiers lived in long, narrow ditches.
Trench Warfare
The empty, dangerous area between two enemy trenches.
No Man’s Land.
Because men were away at war, these people started working in factories.
Women
When a poet gives human qualities to an object (e.g., "The guns growled").
Personification
The neutral country invaded by Germany in 1914, bringing Britain into the war.
Belgium
The psychological condition caused by constant explosions and fear.
Shell Shock
The famous British general who appeared on "Your Country Needs You" posters.
Lord Kitchener
Words like "Bang", "Crash", or "Boom" that imitate sounds.
Onomatopoeia
The "Big Three" countries in the Triple Entente.
Britain, France, and Russia
A small, blood-sucking insect that caused "Trench Fever" among soldiers.
Lice
Many young men joined because they thought war would be an adventure or a "______."
Game (or Sport)
A direct comparison between two things using "like" or "as".
A Simile
The name of the treaty that officially ended the war in 1919.
The Treaty of Versailles
The main way soldiers communicated with their families back home
Letters (or Postcards)
The White Feather was a symbol of this (what people called those who refused to fight).
Cowardice
When the weather or nature reflects the emotions of the characters.
Pathetic Fallacy