The Fallen

How does do these lines sound?

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

• Positive

• Negative

• No emotion

What do these lines mean?

"They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;"

• The soldiers died with their comrades.

• The soldiers remember the good times.

• The soldiers' death takes them away from their friends and family

• The soldiers will be remembered for their bravery.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam.

Read the underlined portion? What does the underlined portion mean?

• The soldiers are tired.

• The soldiers are resting in the grave.

• The soldiers are lazy.

• The soldiers are in heaven.

A euphemism is a statement that makes makes something that will normally sound harsh sound more positive. Which of the following is a euphemism for "He got fired"?

• He got canned

• He got axed.

• He was given an early retirement.

• He got terminated.

Read the lines below.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam.

Why does the poem use the euphemisms sleep (line 20) for death?

• To make the poem seem more critical and disapproving.

• To make the poem seem more vivid and descriptive.

• To make the poem seem less graphic and morbid.

• To make the poem seem less passionate and emotional.

How do these lines sound?

"But where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,"

• Positive

• no emotion

• negative

What do these lines mean?

"But where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight."

• Our hopes and desires are unknown to the soldiers due to their death.

• The living will never know the hopes and desires of the soldiers.

• The soldiers wanted to express their hopes and desires.

• We can no longer see the soldiers.

How do these lines sound?

"To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night"

• Positive

• negative

• No emotion

What do these lines mean?

"To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night"

• People of the land enjoy looking at the stars.

• The people are broken hearted by the death of the soldiers.

• The people will remember the soldiers and their sacrifice.

• The soldiers death means they will forever be lost in memory.

Read the lines below?




As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,

To the end, to the end, they remain.

How does the comparison to stars in lines 23-28 impact the meaning of the poem?

• The comparison brings attention to the goals the soldiers had prior to the deaths.

• The comparison emphasizes the physical distance between the dead and their loved ones.

• The comparison illustrates the bonds that endure between the dead and their loved ones.

• The comparison reveals the sense of duty exhibited by the soldiers prior to their deaths.