Base Details Quiz

What is the main theme of the poem 'Base Details'?

• Nature and beauty

• War and power

• Love and peace

• Friendship and loyalty

What is the tone of the poem?

• Satirical and angry

• Calm and peaceful

• Joyful and happy

• Sad and melancholic

What literary device is used in 'puffy, petulant face'?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

What does the speaker imagine doing at the base?

• Training new recruits

• Writing letters home

• Sending soldiers to the front lines

• Fighting bravely

What kind of imagery is used in 'guzzling and gulping'?

• Olfactory and tactile

• Visual and olfactory

• Aural and gustatory

• Visual and tactile

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• ABABCDCDEE

• AABBAABB

• ABBAABBA

• AABBCCDD

How are the majors described in the poem?

• Brave and strong

• Red-faced and indulgent

• Young and energetic

• Wise and thoughtful

What does the speaker say about the soldiers?

• They are glum and poor

• They are lazy and careless

• They are well-fed and rested

• They are happy and cheerful

What is the structure of the poem?

• Four three-line stanzas

• Three four-line stanzas

• One ten-line stanza

• Two five-line stanzas

What does the speaker say about the war's end?

• He will celebrate with the soldiers

• He will return home and die comfortably

• He will become a soldier himself

• He will write a book about the war