Futtility deals with:

The senseless death of a young soldier, Owen questioning God

Wilfred Owen wrote poems to:

Emphasize the futility and the pity of war

A war poet, who discusses the pity and horror of war

Owen's bitter cynicism about the hideous consequences of war

The common themes Owen wrote about include:

Pity of war, loss of innocence, anger at propaganda machines

Anthem for Doomed Youth focuses on:

The Pity of war and waste of innocent lives. Anger at lies

Owen uses many techniques to reinforce his message. These include:

Metaphors, alliteration, personification, juxtaposition

Dulce Et Decorum Est is about:

A gas attack on a tired group of soldiers.

The Next War discusses:

The soldiers becoming desensitised to death

The main themes or ideas in Dulce Et Decorum Est are:

War drains innocence and is horrific. Anger at war machines

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1
Futtility deals with:
Comparing human life to cattle
The senseless death of a young soldier, Owen questioning God
Owen's anger at the propaganda war machines
Loss of a friend
2
Wilfred Owen wrote poems to:
Fill in time while waiting in the trenches
Seek glory and world domination
Develop his writing skills
Emphasize the futility and the pity of war
3
Wilfred Owen is a:
A Shakespearean scholar
A war poet, who discusses the pity and horror of war
A man who went to WWI
A socialist who opposed authority
4
Insensibility shows:
Owen's bitter cynicism about the hideous consequences of war
Owen's use of poetic techniques
The soldiers discussing the experiences
The concept of war as the enemy
5
Strange Meeting is a poem that explores:
The universal themes of love and kindness
Two people meeting for the first time
The terrible truth about war
Uses metaphors to link life and war.
6
The common themes Owen wrote about include:
Anger at organised religion and schools
Pity of war, loss of innocence, anger at propaganda machines
Glorification of war, and encouraging people to join
Anger at the home front for not supporting the soldiers
7
Anthem for Doomed Youth focuses on:
World problems which will lead to the next war
Owen's obsession with cows
The funeral of an unknown soldier
The Pity of war and waste of innocent lives. Anger at lies
8
Anthem for Doomed Youth is structured as a:
Sonnet
Limerick
A non-fiction text
Prose Fiction
9
Owen uses many techniques to reinforce his message. These include:
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
Metaphors, alliteration, personification, juxtaposition
Themes, motifs, ideas
Stanzas, lines, titles
10
Dulce Et Decorum Est is about:
The glorification of war
A solider freezing to death in the trenches
The importance of learning Latin
A gas attack on a tired group of soldiers.
11
The Next War discusses:
Death as the enemy and to be feared
Future wars
Why war occurs
The soldiers becoming desensitised to death
12
The main themes or ideas in Dulce Et Decorum Est are:
War drains innocence and is horrific. Anger at war machines
Don't march alseep
Mustard gas is a painful way to die
Warning soldiers not to enlist in the army

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