Which poet was greatly influenced by Sassoon?
T.S. Eliot
Wilfred Owen
Robert Frost
W.B. Yeats
Answer
Wilfred Owen, a renowned poet of World War I, was greatly influenced by Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon's powerful anti-war poetry, particularly his use of imagery and his focus on the horrors of trench warfare, left a profound impact on Owen's own work. Owen adopted Sassoon's techniques and shared his disillusionment with the war, creating some of the most memorable and poignant poems of the era.
Wielding Words of War: Discovering Siegfried Sassoon's Literary Legacy
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