Guillaume Apollinaire was a French poet and writer born in Rome, Italy in 1880. His official name was "Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki" (his mother was Polish.) He was injured in World War 1 and died shortly after, in 1918, of the Spanish flu. Here is one of his poems.





Guillaume Apollinaire



Automne

Dans le brouillard s'en vont un paysan cagneux
Et son boeuf lentement dans le brouillard d'automne
Qui cache les hameaux pauvres et vergogneux

Et s'en allant là-bas le paysan chantonne
Une chanson d'amour et d'infidélité
Qui parle d'une bague et d'un cœur que l'on brise

Oh! l'automne l'automne a fait mourir l'été
Dans le brouillard s'en vont deux silhouettes grises



Assignment:

1- What message is the author trying to convey the readers through this poem?

2- What is your opinion of the poem?

*Give one or two references to support your response.

Your response should be in French and at least 60 seconds long. You will be graded on (a) appropriate use of grammar and vocabulary, (b) completeness of the response (Did you answer all the questions?), and (c) overall quality of the response.