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STRANGE MEETING BY WILFRED OWEN  📌 LINE BY LINE EXPLANATION  Lines 1–9 (Already shared earlier – I’ll keep them here for continuity) 1. “It seemed that out of battle I escaped” → The poet feels he has escaped from the battlefield. escaped = got away 2. “Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped” → He goes into a deep, dark tunnel made long ago. profound = very deep, serious scooped = hollowed out 3. “Through granites which titanic wars had groined.” → The tunnel was carved through rocks by huge wars. granites = hard stones titanic = massive groined = arched, shaped 4. “Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned,” → Dead soldiers lie there, heavy and groaning. encumbered = burdened, weighed down sleepers = dead people 5. “Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred.” → They are too deep in death to move. bestirred = awakened 6. “Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared” → When the poet looked, one soldier suddenly rose and stared. probed = examin...

Justice  About the Author – John Galsworthy Full Name: John Galsworthy Lifespan: 1867 – 1933 Nationality: English Profession: Novelist, playwright, social reformer Famous Works: The Forsyte Saga, Justice, Strife, The Skin Game Style: Realistic, social criticism, humanitarian themes Achievements: Nobel Prize in Literature (1932) Themes: Social injustice, cruelty of institutions, moral dilemmas, human suffering About the Drama – Justice Type/Genre: Social realism, courtroom drama, tragedy Source / Inspiration: Based on real cases of injustice in early 20th-century England. Inspired by reform movements against harsh prison and legal systems. Highlights human suffering caused by rigid law. Publication / First Performance: Written: 1910 First Performance: 1910, London Published as a play text in: 1910 Setting: Mostly London: solicitor’s office, courtroom, prison Time: Early 20th century, contemporary to author Structure of the Play Acts: 5 1. Solicitor’s Office – Falder comm...