How do these poets speak about war? What is their attitude on war?

After reading the (2 primary sources) on World War I and watching the film (They Shall Not Grow Old), respond to the following questions in a minimum of 700 words, You do not need to answer every single question, but use them as a jumping-off point and respond to the questions you find the most interesting or relevant. Your response should analyze at least 2 direct quotes from each primary source, and refer to specific scenes from the documentary.

*War Poets (1914-1919)
1.How do these poets speak about war? What is their attitude on war?
2.How do the feelings expressed in these poems differ from the excitement at the beginning of the war?
3.Are poems a good primary source to learn about World War I? Why or why not?
4.Do you like any of these poems? Are they good or powerful literary works?

*Erich Maria Remarque- All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
1.What can we learn about the soldiers experience in the war from this memoir?
2.Is this a pro-war or anti-war document?
3.What scenes stood out to you?

*They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
1.What can this film teach us about World War I? What do we learn about the daily lives of soldiers in the trenches?
2.Does seeing this footage in color change the way you think or feel about the war? Does it add something to the experience?
3.How is actually seeing footage of the war different than just reading about it? Does it change the way you think about it?

Movie link (They Shall Not Grow Old): https://emovies.io/watch-untitled-wwi-documentary-2018-1080p-hd-online-free.html

The 2 primary sources I uploaded on files.

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