What Were They Like?

"What Were They Like?" is a poem by Denise Levertov written as a protest against the Vietnam War, envisaging a future where the "genocide" that the American bombing campaign began had been completed, and nothing is known of Vietnam or its culture.^[1] Major themes within the poem include: war, culture and anger.^[2] It is included in the AQA, OCR and Edexcel anthologies that English students study for GCSE.

References

^ "Different Cultures-AQA Anthology for GCSE". www.teachit.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23.
^ https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z3tkj6f/revision/2.htm ^{[dead link]}

[1] "Different Cultures-AQA Anthology for GCSE". www.teachit.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23.

[2] ttps://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z3tkj6f/revision/2.htm ^{[dead link]}

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