In Jessie Pope's poem, 'Your country is up to her neck in a fight.' What technique is in use in this quote?
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"My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory" Who is the author addressing?
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The title of Jessie Pope's poem "Who's for the game?" is an example of what?
Direct question
Rhetorical question
Who wrote 'Dulce et decorum est'?
Dylan Thomas
Wilfred Owen
Jessie Pope
Siegfried Sassoon
Which rhyme inherently conveys the conflict and message of the poem?
“light” (line 13) and “sight” (line 15)
“glory” (line 26) and “mori” (line 28)
“sacks” (line 1) and “backs” (line 3)
“blood” (line 21) and “cud” (line 23)
Comment on the use of the word, “flung” in Line 18. What does it suggest about the soldiers and the way the dying man is treated?
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When was World War 1?
1921-1925
1914-1918
1900-1904
1918-1924
What is the effect of the repetition of the word “If” in the last stanza?
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Jessie Pope's poem,'Who's for the game' represents the _______________ perspective of war at the time.
Public
Private
What was the area between the trenches called?
No man's land
The battlefield
The danger zone
Dead man walking
The chief purpose of the figurative language in 'Dulce et decorum est' is to
Convince people to join the army
Humanise soldiers
Celebrate the brave soldiers
Deglamourise war
"As under a green sea I saw him drowning" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Assonance and simile
Simile and metaphor
Imagery and metaphor
What is the tone of the poem?
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'Floundering' means...
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Did only men go to war?
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What is a plausible reason for Owens’s choice of the Latin “Dulce et decorum est/ Pro patria mori” instead of the English,“It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country”?
To add an aura of reverence to the deaths of the young men
To use an antique saying to illustrate the consistency of th
To instill the wisdom of the ancients
None of the above
Which country was not involved in World War 1?
South Africa
China
USA
Russia
What does 'dulce et decorum est' translate to?
It is necessary to die for one's country
It is sweet and beautiful to die for one's country
It is a waste of human life to die for one's country
It is honourable to die for one's country
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Watch the white eyes writhing in his face
Misty panes and thick green light
Coughing like hags
Ardent for some desperate glory
What is the key idea of the poem?
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'But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind' 'Blood-shod' is an example of:
Imagery
Assonance
Personification
Simile
Words like 'gurgling', 'bang', and 'hoot' are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia