Dulce et decorum

What is the following an example of?

'like old beggars under sacks'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Description

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why does the second stanza start like this? 'Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!'

• To be different.

• To carry on the plot of the poem.

• To shock the reader.

• To display to the reader how quickly things happen during war.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which theme does the words 'The old Lie' fit in to?

• Anti-war sentiment

• Anger

• Patriotism

• Pro-war

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who might Owen be angry with?

• Jessie Pope.

• His dad.

• People who glorify war.

• Other war poets.

Which war does the poem, Dulce et Decorum Est focus on?

• WW1
• WW2
• The Boar War
• The Crimean War

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does 'Dulce et Decorum Est pro patria mori' mean?

• It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country
• It is unfair to have to die for one's country
• It is brave to die for one's country
• It is expected to die for one's country

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the narrator of Dulce et Decorum Est present war? Choose all that apply.

• Horrific

• Negative

• Courageous

• Brave

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In Dulce et Decorum Est, what does the simile 'as under a green sea' describe?

• The gas fumes surrounding the soldiers
• The English Channel
• The smell of the sewers
• The army uniforms

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Complete the quote "Gas! Gas! Quick _______!"

• soldiers

• boys

• men

• comrades

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

How would you describe the structure of the poem?

• 2 uneven stanzas

• 3 equal stanzas

• 4 uneven stanzas

• 5 equal stanzas

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10