Dulce Et Decorum Est

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.

Who wrote Dulce et Decorum Est?

• Wilfred Owen

• Rupert Brooke

• Owen Sheers

• Simon Armitage

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

• WW1

• WW2

• The Boar War

• The Crimean War

When did the poet of Dulce et Decorum Est die?

• In 1918, one week before the war ended

• In 1927, on his birthday

• In 1914, one week after the war began

• In 1945, one week before the war ended

In "Dulce et Decorum Est," what does the gas attack symbolise?

• The unpredictability of war

• The glory of battle

• The camaraderie among soldiers

• The beauty of nature

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

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

• Horrific

• Negative

• Courageous

• Brave

In Dulce et Decorum Est, What technique is used to describe the soldiers in the quote 'Bent double, like old beggars'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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

Who wrote Dulce et Decorum est?

• Wilfred Owen

• Frederick Owen

• Owen Smith

• Owen Fredricks