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A Long and Illustrious History

Which two British poets wrote about their experiences in the First World War?

ALord Byron and Alfred Lord Tennyson
BJohn Keats and Percy Shelley
CWilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon
DWilliam Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.

Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were both British soldiers who wrote poetry about the horrors of the First World War. Their poems remain some of the most powerful anti-war literature.

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