ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH (Little Penguin Classics) by Wilfred Owen

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen is a haunting Classic that captures the raw anguish and futility of war. Written during World War I, the poem stands as one of the most powerful expressions of loss and sorrow in English Literature. In Anthem for Doomed Youth, Owen strips away the illusion of battlefield glory, revealing instead the grim reality faced by young soldiers and the grief endured by those left behind.

Using the traditional structure of a sonnet, the author blends lyrical beauty with the brutality of War Poetry. Through haunting metaphors, echoing gunfire, and the silence of mourning, Wilfred Owen compels readers to confront the human cost of conflict. Anthem for Doomed Youth remains an enduring work of compassion and protest — a timeless reminder of innocence lost to the ravages of war.