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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn the Soldier, why does Rupert Brooke repeat the word 'England' so often?To remind the reader that the poem is about England.To show the reader how patriotic he is.The author couldn't think of another word.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem is written in the form of a sonnet ?The SoldierMametz WoodA Wife in LondonDulce et Decorum Est
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem only has 10 syllables per line?The SoldierManhuntA wife in LondonDulce et Decorum Est
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the title 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' ironic?It means to die in the warIt means 'it is sweet and honourable'It means 'death is noble'It means 'love is the most powerful thing'
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem includes vast amounts of hyperbole?Mametz WoodThe SoldierA Wife in LondonDulce et Decorum Est
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the title of 'The Manhunt' mean?The wife can't find her husband at allThe wife is looking for her husband mentallyAn intensive search for someoneThe husband is lost in his head and can't get back out
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn 'A Wife in London' Thomas Hardy says, "the fog hangs thicker". What does this suggest/represent?Th fog is thickerA metaphor for her feelingsA metaphor to represent her current feeling which is a worse mood then before.A simile for her current state.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe solider is about...The idea of being against warThe ironic false sense of rhymePropagandaGetting young people to fight and protest
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy is The Soldier a sonnet poem?shows the love for warshows hate for warlove poem about Englandsymbolises love of the country
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy is there disrupted rhyme in 'The Manhunt'?because she's aloneit sounds coolbecause it's about warto symbolise that each search begins well but then breaks
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is author of The Manhunt?Rupert BrookeThomas HardySimon ArmitageWilfred Owen
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the metaphor 'The frozen river which ran through his face' from the soldier suggest?The manhunt took place beside a riverHe is always cryingHe lives next to a riverIt's winter
- 13. Multiple Choice"The blown hinge of his lower jaw..." - What does this represent?The man was seriously hurt in the war.He cannot move on (physically + mentally).The husband can't open up about his emotions.The wife is commenting on his injury, and how noticeable it is.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich peom contains 13 stanzas? What does this represent?The manhunt contains 13 stanzas to represent the unluckiest of warThe manhunt contains 13 stanzas to represent 13 different aspects of the man.The poem, Mametz woods, contains 13 stanzas to represent the 13 soldiers arms in arms.
- 15. Multiple Choice"And towards our distant rest began to trudge"Nanette WoodThe SoldierDulce et Decorum EstA Wife in London
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn the poem 'Mametz Wood', why are the skeleton's jaws locked open?They were blown upThey were screamingThey were eaten by wolves and only their jaws are left overThey were singing when they died
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn dulce et decorum est, what is the English translation of "dulce et decorum et pro patria Mori"it is wrong and bad to die for ones countryit is right and just to die for one's countryit is fun to go to warI'm a poet and I didn't even know it
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Wilfred Owen mean by "drunk with fatigue?"drunk with tiredness-not able to walknot in the right state of minddrunk with fatigue;it is non-alcoholic. But the concept of drunkeness helps us to understand the powerful, giddy effects of fatigue
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat poem finds the buried soldiers ?Mametz WoodThe SoldierDulce et Decorum EstA Wife in London
- 20. Multiple Choice"The foetus of metal beneath his chest where the bullet had finally come to rest." Symbolises...The death of a youthThe birth of PTSDlife changing events which took place in warNot being able to express to his wife
- 21. Multiple Choice"A Wife in London" has a smooth rhyming scheme. Why is this?It's ironic with what the poem features.It sounds like a letter.All poems need a rhyming scheme.It reflects the normality of the postman and his routine.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem uses punctuation in verses that symbolises the unpredictability of war?A Wife in LondonMametz WoodThe SoldierDulce Et Decorum Est
- 23. Multiple Choice"Then and only then, did I come close." Which poem is the quote from?The SoldierThe ManhuntMametz WoodA Wife in London
- 24. Multiple Choice"Dulce et decorum est" is more believable and truthful than others because...It was written a long time agoWilfred Owen actually fought in the war and as such can describe it accurately.Wilfred Owen didn't actually serve in the war meaning his poem isn't accurateWilfred Owen...
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy would someone write a poem about war if they have never experienced it?propaganda, to recruit soldiersprove that war is a good opportunitybecause he wanted to go to warbecause he wants to show war isn't all bad
- 26. Multiple ChoiceBroken bird's egg of skullsimilehyperbolemetaphorassonance
- 27. Multiple Choicein the poem ''mametz wood' what could the last stanza connotate?a choir played for the fallen soldiersthe soldiers are foundthe stories of the soldiers are now heard
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIn the poem 'Wife In London', what does it mean when the poet writes "Tis the morrow; and the fog hangs thicker"?The weather is worse than the night before.You can't see anything through the fog.The looming feeling of her unhappiness is more prominent.Someone wrote the word 'fog' on her house.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA wife in London is separated into two sections. Are these...Tragedy and IronyHappy SadHappy IronicTragedy Sad
- 30. Multiple Choice"Broken bird's egg of a skull..." - What does this represent?The human skull looks like a bird's egg.It features alliteration to reflect the bombs in the war.It's a metaphor that represents the loss of life and growth.The soldier's mentality was shattered like an egg.
- 31. Multiple Choicein the poem 'dulce et decorum Est' the author uses the term "flung him in" what could this suggest?this could suggest disrespect to the soldiersthis could suggest they where weightlessthis could suggest they were rushing to dispose of the body
- 32. Multiple Choice"A richer dust concealed."The ManhuntThe SoldierA wife in LondonDulce et Decorum Est
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Old Lie?Dulce Est Decorum Et Pro Patria MoriDulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria MoriDulche Et Decorum Est Por Partia MoriDulce Et Decoram Est Pro Patria Mori
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich poem is a direct attack on propaganda?Dulce et Decorum EstThe SoldierMametz WoodThe Manhunt
- 35. Multiple Choice"A pulse in the eternal mind, no less" Technique... Meaning...Hyperbole - arrogance that England is betterMetaphor - steady eternal life, making afterlife betterSonnet - loveSimile - idea of patriotism
- 36. Multiple ChoiceIn the poem, Mametz woods, what does the quote, "it's nesting machine guns" represent?this represents the irony of the soldiers walking towards a 'nest' that usually would be a nurturing environment, yet will instead be the reason of their death.The soldiers aren't walking to a nurturing nest.It represents the amount of guns in the woods.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Wilfred Owen use the metaphor 'As under a green sea, I saw him drowning'?because he is in the seabecause drowning shows deathsuggests the soldier is sinking into his death and suffocating from the gasbecause the metaphor describes the gas as a 'sea'
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the wife ironic?The messages she got where not in chronological orderShe didn't really love her husbandThe post man got the wrong addressThe postman was her lover
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat does 'Slipped from their absent tongues' suggest?They can talk but can't remember what they were going to sayThey are all back from the deadThey lost their tonguesThey can finally be recognised for their efforts
- 40. Multiple ChoiceHow is the manhunt different to Dulce et Decorum Est?The manhunt is for war and Dulce et Decorum Est is about PTSDThe manhunt is about remembering the dead and Dulce et Decorum Est is about attacking propagandaThe manhunt is for war and Dulce et Decorum Est is about someone receiving a messageThe manhunt is about PTSD and Dulce et Decorum Est is about attacking propaganda
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