The Life of Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire on 18 March

• 1893

• 1900

• 1853

Which group of poets were an influence on Owen's writing?

• The Metaphysical poets

• The Bloomsbury group

• The Romantic poets

Did Owen join the army as a conscript (i.e. he was told he had to join) or as a volunteer?

• volunteer

• conscript

What was Owen's rank in the army when he was posted to France in 1916?

• Sergeant

• Second Lieutenant

• Lieutenant

Why was Owen sent to Craiglockhart hospital in 1917?

• To recover from a serious leg wound

• To recover from shell shock

• To recover from a head injury

Which poet did Owen meet at Craiglockhart who would go on to influence his work?

• Robert Graves

• Rupert Brooke

• Siegfried Sassoon

• Stephen Spender

Which of the following (more than 1) are poems Owen wrote after his injury?

• Disability

• Futility

• Anthem for Dead Soldiers

• Anthem for Doomed Youth

• Disabled

Why did Owen want to return to the front lines of battle after he left Craiglockhart?

• to depict war more accurately in his writing

• to make his parents proud

• to face and overcome the fear of battle shell shock had left him with

Which medal did Owen receive in October 1918?

• Iron Cross

• Victoria Cross

• Military Cross

Owen was killed on 4th November 1918. What is particularly poignant about this?

• It was his birthday

• It was one week before the end of the war (the armistice) and his parents learned of his death on Armistice Day itself

• He wasn't supposed to have gone into battle that day but was asked to take the place of another officer who had just been badly injured