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'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen
'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen
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A quiz exploring the poem 'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen. #English #Poetry #Poem #WarPoetry #WilfredOwen
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1
Why does the soldier remain anonymous?
To create a sense of detachment,mirroring sense of isolation
Because Owen forgot his name
To suggest that the soldier's identity is found in injuries
To reflect the universality of the situation
2
Complete the quotation: "Passed from him to the strong men that were _____"
Ordinary
Together
Whole
Complete
3
What is the effect of the hyphen in stanza two?
Creates a long pause to reflect
Accentuates severity of his injury, how sudden it was
Accentuates abrupt change - idyllic past to hellish present
Introduces a list
4
What does this quotation mean: "Some cheered him home, but not as crowds cheer Goal"?
People cheer more for sporting successes than for war heroes
He went to a football match when he returned
There was a large crowd to greet him when he returned
Everyone was really happy when he returned home
5
In what ways can the soldier be considered vulnerable within the poem?
Because he is desperately sad, and can do little about it
Because his youth and naivety were taken advantage of
Because he is disabled, is isolated from the outside world
Because he seemingly has no family or friends to support him
6
Why is the word "Smiling" within "Smiling they wrote his lie; aged nineteen years" significant?
Suggests how the recruitment officers are mocking him
Suggests manipulative nature of recruitment officers
Shows how proud they are
Illustrates how happy they are
7
Which three words should you pick out and analyse: "And leap of purple spurted from his thigh"?
"thigh" "leap" "purple"
"leap" "purple" "spurted"
"And" "purple" "thigh"
"And" "leap" "thigh"
8
What's the effect of the plosive language within: "Now he is old; his
b
ack will never
b
race"?
Replicates the force with which is injury occurred
Makes it sound softer
Adds emphasis
Accentuates how suddenly he has aged
9
How does this quotation: "drunk a peg" present the soldier as vulnerable?
he may have been more foolhardy
loss of inhibition
more susceptible to spontaneous behaviour
he wasn’t fully aware of what he was doing
10
What's the significance of: "He asked to join. He didn't have to beg"?
Shows how his family pressured him to sign up
Shows that he was mocked
Highlights that it's his fault. The caesura accentuates this
Shows that he was forced into the war
11
Give two examples of the idyllic language of stanza two, used to juxtapose his present life
"gay", "swing"
"great", "romantic"
"glow", "light-blue"
"beautiful", "happy"
12
During which conflict was 'Disabled' written?
The Iraq War
World War One
The Vietnam War
World War Two
13
What could this line suggest: "Now, he will spend a few sick years in Institutes"
He may already have died
He may not be alive much longer
He will spend a few years in rehabilitation centers
He may have committed suicide
14
"ghastly suit of grey" is an example of what technique?
Consonance
Imperative
Assonance
Superlative
15
In which metre is the poem written?
Trochaic tetrameter
Iambic tetrameter
Iambic pentameter
Iambic trimeter
16
How many people thank the soldier for his contribution?
Three
One
Two
Four
17
What does this line mean: "One time he liked a bloodsmear down his leg"?
He got a really nasty injury once
He bleeds easily
Beforehand, he had pride in his injuries
There was one injury he felt proud of
18
Why is it significant that the poem was written whilst Owen was in hospital?
Because the poem could reflect true experiences
Because he was visited regularly by his family
Because he had more time to reflect and improve his poetry
Because he ate a lot
19
Which techniques are used: "Why don't they come/ And put him into bed? Why don't they come?" ?
Rhetorical questions, pronouns
Repetition, Rhetorical questions
Rhetorical questions, onomatopoeia
Rhetorical questions, superlative
20
The word "grey" here holds connotations of _____
old people
monotony, dullness, apathy
metal
happiness
21
What technique is used in the quotation: "All of them touch him like some queer disease"?
Superlative
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
22
Where was Wilfred Owen when he wrote 'Disabled'?
In a trench
At home
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Craiglockhart Hospital
23
What might the alternate line rhyme scheme reflect/accentuate?
Fluctuations between the positive past and dismal present
Soldiers' footsteps - and how entrenched this is in his mind
Heartbeat - reminds us of his humanity
His footsteps - an ability he has now lost
24
Why are the rhetorical questions at the end of the poem effective?
Emotive, they show desperation and urgency
Echoes soldier's longing for death, "bed" could be metaphor
They reach out to the reader, make them want to help
Perhaps there is nobody there to listen
25
"before he threw away his knees" suggests
He had bad knees to begin with
he made a careless, reckless decision to go to war
He didn't like his knees
He was great at football
26
What appear to be the most influential factors in motivating the soldier to sign up?
Patriotism
Materialistic things
To please Meg
Vanity
27
What can the quotation "waiting for dark" be a metaphor for?
a shopping trip
death
going on holiday
his return home
28
What's Owen's message in the writing of this poem? What was his objective?
To show how badly some disabled soldiers were treated
To raise awareness of the injuries soldiers faced
To show the brutality of life at war
To illustrate how quickly life can change
29
Which technique is being used here: "How cold and late it is!" and what is the effect?
Imperative/shows how loudly the narrator is speaking
Exclamative/shows frustration, anger, anxiety
Superlative/ shows frustration, anger, anxiety
Exclamative/ he needs to shout because the man is old
30
What does the word "shivered" suggest?
Cold
Nervousness
Excitement
A lack of care towards the soldier
