What were Paul Éluard’s poems used for during WWII?
Propaganda
Entertainment
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Comfort for the soldiers
Answer
Paul Éluard's poems were used for propaganda during World War II. Éluard was a French poet who was a member of the Surrealist movement. He was also a communist and an anti-fascist. During the war, Éluard wrote poems that supported the French Resistance and called for the defeat of Nazi Germany. His poems were often published in underground newspapers and distributed to soldiers and civilians.
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