War Poetry Revision

Question 1

Do you have to write about both poems to achieve at Merit or Excellence in the external?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 2

How does Sassoon create irony in his poem 'Suicide'?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Question 3

How long did WW1 last?

Accepted Answer

1914-1918

Question 4

Who said, 'Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime'?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Hemingway

Question 5

What is Sassoon's intent in the last stanza of 'Suicide'?

Accepted Answer

To admonish the reader

Question 6

What is the rhyme scheme used in both 'Dulce' and 'Suicide'?

Accepted Answer

Iambic pentametre

Question 7

What is the purpose of Owen's use of imagery in 'Dulce'?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

What language technique does Sassoon use in 'Suicide' to involve the reader personally?

Accepted Answer

Direct address

Question 9

Why would you only write about one poem in your external exam?

Accepted Answer

To get into good depth of analysis

Question 10

Who said, 'Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind'?

Accepted Answer

John F Kennedy

Question 11

Why are Sassoon and Owen's poems important to study?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 12

How are Sassoon and Owen similar in their war poetry?

Accepted Answer

They show compassion toward fighting men, They expose hypocrisy of the nation, Anger at war's brutality, They record realistic horrors of war

Question 13

What did Owen mean by, 'English poetry is not yet fit to speak of [heroes]'?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 14

What is an important feature of analysis at Level 2?

Accepted Answer

Both B and C

Question 15

Who wrote 'Dulce et decorum Est'?

Accepted Answer

Wilfred Owen

Question 16

Why does Owen use three verbs together, 'guttering, choking, drowning'?

Accepted Answer

To create a picture of horror

Question 17

If Sassoon's poetry focuses on anger, what does Owen's war poetry focus on?

Accepted Answer

Pity

Question 18

When would you write about both poems in your external exam?

Accepted Answer

If I know I can speak about both poems meaningfully, If I am confident to compare and contrast the poems, If I am aware of their common message, If I am looking to get Merit or Excellence

War Poetry Revision

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War Poetry Revision

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