Letter writing: planning, using Wilfred Owen’s letter as stimulus | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

A writer’s attitude or emotional stance is also known as ___.

Answer explanation

It's important to note that a writer may vary the tone throughout a piece of writing; it's not static. It's our job to unpick how a writer feels about the subject of their writing and how they present this to the reader.

Before his death in 1918, how did poet Wilfred Owen communicate with his mother?

• letter

• telegram

• through his poetry

Answer explanation

Sending letters was the most common form of communication between loved ones during the war. Owen wrote a letter to his mother in 1917 recounting a particularly harrowing event.

Another way of saying a writer's attitude is...

• their viewpoint

• their methods

• their intent

Answer explanation

A writer's attitude is a they way they think or feel about something. Knowing a writer's attitude towards what they're writing about can help us deepen our understanding of their work.

Wilfred Owen's poetry is known for its __________ portrayal of trench warfare during WWI.

• graphic

• patriotic

• realistic

Answer explanation

Owen's poetry is well known for it's graphic descriptions of trench warfare. In 'Dulce et Decorum Est' he describes the brutal impact of a gas attack and a man "drowning" as a a result.

What are we looking for when we focus on writer's use of structure?

• the figurative language they use

• the organisation of their ideas

• their tone and attitudes

Answer explanation

In its most basic sense structure is the organisation of ideas in a text and how they have been put together. A basic story will have the structure: beginning, middle and end.

What does the term 'front line' mean?

• the people who stay in their own country during a war

• part of an army that is closest to the enemy

• the place where the German and French armies met

Answer explanation

Those who were on the front line witnessed the horrors of war. Owen wrote to his mother about his experiences on the front line.