JUPEB Questions on "Anthem for Doomed Youth"

The following can be considered Modernist writers, except . . . ?

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

• James Joyce

• Ernest Hemingway

• Arthur Miller

Wilfred Owen's parents are both believed to have descended from where?

• Ireland

• Italy

• Wales

• Scotland

. . . . . best captures the portrayal of characters in most Modernist works?

• Highly-placed individuals with hubris

• Ordinary mortals struggling with numerous problems

• Tech gurus with skills to transform the world

• Super heroes out to fight and conquer evil

One of the features of Modernist Literature include the following, except . . . . ?

• Fragmentation

• Experimentation

• Recitation

• Formalism

How many published poems did Wilfred Owen have to his name by the time of his death?

• 44

• 154

• 54

• 4

Which of these sets can be classified as sound-enhancing devices?

• Alliteration, personification, rhyme

• Alliteration, consonance, rhyme

• Assonance, pun, symbolism

• Alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia

Rhyme differs from repetition in what way?

• It is the repetition of a whole line of poem in another place

• It is the juxtaposition of initial consonant sounds

• It is a relationship created out of similar sounds in words

• It emphasises on sameness in vowel sounds

At what period did Owen write "Anthem for Doomed Youth"?

• When he was in France before the World War

• Before he enlisted into the army

• When he was sidelined with injury and was recovering

• When he was leading the troop down the canal

" The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells" in the poem refers to . . . . . ?

• The wailing choir at funeral services for dead soldiers

• Professional mourners employed to mourn the dead soldiers

• Crazy bystanders who mock the death of inexperienced soldiers

• A typical war front where shooting and fighting continues even when soldiers are dying

"Anthem for Doomed Youth" falls under the category of which type of poetry?

• Rhymed verse

• Blank verse

• Free verse

• Dramatic verse