Poetry - The Hero

What was the name of the fallen soldier?

• James

• Jack

• Jill

• Jeremy

What is the structure of the poem?

• Iambic pentameter

• Iambic tetrameter

• Sonnet

• Haiku

The poem, "The Hero" comprises of ...

• 5 stanzas and 7 lines

• 2 stanzas with 3 lines

• 3 stanzas of 6 lines

• a stanza and a line

In the last stanza Jack is referred to as a useless swine... What does this statement imply about him?

• He was not a hero

• He was brave

• He was strong

• He was a good man

"The Brother Officer" is an example of...

• Slang

• Military Language

• Reference

Because he’d been so brave, her glorious boy...

In this excerpt of the poem, is the poet using alliteration?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• I don't know

What is a ‘Blighty’ wound?

• A sore

• A cut

• An injury that would get one sent home back to Britain

• A wound