Year 10 The Man He Killed Quiz

What is your full name?

Who is your English teacher?

What war ended the year 'The Man He Killed' was published?

• World War I

• World War II

• Boer War

• Vietnam War

Did Thomas Hardy agree with British involvement in the war?

• Yes

• No

Check the most appropriate definitions of futility (there is more than one).

• Pointlessness

• Uselessness

• Devastation

• Opportunity

What tone does the speaker possess in the final stanza?

• Confident

• Jubilant

Does the speaker generally use...

• Simple, direct language

• Complex and sophisticated language

Structure: the use of punctuation in the middle of a line is called...

• Enjambment

• Caesura

In your own words, what does Hardy's use of caesura throughout the poem show the reader about the speaker?

In your own words, what does the consistent rhyme scheme and stanza length reflect about the speaker?