Does it Matter? By Siegfried Sassoon

Who wrote 'Does it Matter?'

• Wilfred Owen

• Rudyard Kipling

• Siegfried Sassoon

• Tennyson

What has the person lost in Stanza 1?

• His eyes

• His legs

• His mind

What have they lost in Stanza 2?

• Legs

• Mind

• Eyesight

• Hope

What has caused their madness in Stanza 3?

• Shell shock

• People being unkind

• The war

• Their friends

What is the tone of the poem?

• Sad

• Mad

• Sarcastic

• Happy

Why does the poet repeat 'Does it Matter?'

• He is being ironic

• To make us think that maybe it does matter

• To make us feel guilty

• All of the above

What are people doing that the soldier can't in Stanza 1?

• Eating

• Running around

• Hunting

• Sitting on the terrace

Why does he turn towards the light in Stanza 2?

• It could be towards Heaven or he is trying to remember what things look like.

• He is turning away from his friends

• He is on the terrace

• Because it is sunny

Stanza 3 says he is suffering from dreams in the pit. How does he cope with his dreams?

• Drinks to forget

• Has nightmares

• Eats eggs

• Turns towards the light

"People will always be kind" is repeated which gives what effect?

• To show how kind these people will be

• So we realise people are good

• We think people won't be kind