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"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially unsatisfied with his work, discarded it. "In Flanders Fields" was first published on December 8 of that year in the London-based magazine Punch.
It is one of the most popular and most quoted poems from the war. As a result of its immediate popularity, parts of the poem were used in Propaganda efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and raise money selling war bonds. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best known literary works.
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In Flanders Field was written in reference to a battle in which country?
The poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae was written during the Second Battle of Ypres.Ypres is a city in Belgium.
In which country is flanders field?
Flanders Fields is the name given to the battlefields from World War I. The fields are located between West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium.
What is flanders field?
Flanders field was the battlefront in Flanders during World War 1. There died a lot of British soldiers, so one of those British soldiers wrote a poem: In Flanders fields. Flanders is located in Belgium. It lies in the north of Belgium and they speak Dutch (Flemish).
Why is flanders field well known?
Because it is well known:)
What is the name of the field in world war 1?
Flanders Field, there's a poem wrote after it and the people that lay there.
In Flanders Field was written in reference to a battle in which country?
The poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae was written during the Second Battle of Ypres.Ypres is a city in Belgium.
Do poppies still grow in Flanders field?
Why did only poppies grow in Flanders field.....
Who is the speaker in In Flanders Field?
The speaker of flanders field is "the dead" in line 6 it says "we the dead" as if speaking to the reader.
What is the country and the field in which the poppies grew?
flanders field in France
In which country is flanders field?
Flanders Fields is the name given to the battlefields from World War I. The fields are located between West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium.
What has the author Jane Flanders written?
Jane Flanders has written: 'Timepiece' 'Sudden plenty'
Who invented the French version of in Flanders field?
The Major Jean Pariseau, a Canadian historian and writer, wrote the French version of 'in Flanders field'.
What is flanders field?
Flanders field was the battlefront in Flanders during World War 1. There died a lot of British soldiers, so one of those British soldiers wrote a poem: In Flanders fields. Flanders is located in Belgium. It lies in the north of Belgium and they speak Dutch (Flemish).
What is the name of the field that poppys grew in?
Poppies were grown in Flanders Field.
Why is flanders field a good poem?
Yes.
Is there a military cemetery at flanders field?
There is a Wolrd War One US Military Cemetery near Waregem (Belgium) called Flanders Field Military Cemetery.
What has the author JUDITH FLANDERS written?
JUDITH FLANDERS has written: 'VICTORIAN HOUSE: DOMESTIC LIFE FROM CHILDBIRTH TO DEATHBED'
