Rain - checking understanding

Where/when did Edward Thomas write the poem Rain

• In the rain

• At home, having returned from war

• In the WW1 trenches

• In the WW2 trenches

The speaker states that death is

• Terrifying

• Everywhere

• Unknown

• Inevitable (certain/ unavoidable)

Who does the speaker say are 'blessed?'

• Those safe at home

• The dead

• The army commanders

• The enemy

In the opening lines, how does the speaker seem to feel?

• Anxious

• Rejected

• Isolated

• Numb

What, does the speaker imply can be washed away by the rain? Choose two

• Troubles/ worries

• Memory

• Hope

• A person's regrets and past actions

The speaker repeats the image of 'broken reeds' - what do they mean by this?

• The ruined environment

• The dead soldiers

• Broken hopes and dreams

• A broken spirit.

What might the speaker mean by the phrase 'love of death?' Choose 3

• An acceptance of death

• Enjoying inflicting death on others

• His desire to leave his current situation

• The chance to forget

What happened to Edward Thomas a year after he wrote this poem?

• He died in the Battle of Arras 1917

• He was given a nobel prize for literature

• He was injured in battle

• He was court martialled for deserting his troop