Siegfried Sassoon: Poems

Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Glossary

trench warfare

(noun) warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground

glum

(adjective) feeling dejected

crump

(noun) a loud thudding sound

cowed

(adjective) intimidated

kindling

(verb) to light up

smug

(adjective) self-satisfaction

lad

(noun) a young man

campaigner

(noun) a person who actively promotes the goals of a cause (in this case, war)

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