Futility by Wilfred Owen

1. What is the main theme of the poem Futility?

• a) The power of nature

• b) The horrors of war and the uselessness of life lost in battle

• c) The beauty of the sun

• d) The hope for peace

2. What does the sun symbolize in the poem?

• a) The beginning of a new day

• b) Life, warmth, and the power to create and revive

• c) The end of war

• d) The destruction of nature

3. What emotion is expressed in the poem?

• a) Joy and happiness

• b) Anger and revenge

• c) Grief and despair

• d) Excitement and anticipation

4. What is the significance of the phrase "Move him into the sun"?

• a) It suggests hope that the sun can revive the soldier

• b) It is an order to bury the soldier

• c) It shows the speaker wants to warm up

• d) It is a call to escape the battlefield

5. How does the tone of the poem shift from the first stanza to the second?

• a) It remains cheerful and hopeful throughout

• b) It shifts from hope to despair

• c) It moves from sadness to happiness

• d) It starts with anger and ends in peace

6. Which literary device is used in the phrase "Woke once the clays of a cold star"?

• a) Metaphor

• b) Personification

• c) Simile

• d) Hyperbole

7. Why does the speaker question creation in the second stanza?

• a) Because he is amazed by the beauty of nature

• b) Because he is frustrated that life can be created but not restored

• c) Because he is hopeful for a better future

• d) Because he does not understand science

8. How does Futility reflect Wilfred Owen's perspective on war?

• a) It glorifies war and its heroic sacrifices

• b) It portrays war as a meaningless waste of life

• c) It shows war as a necessary struggle for peace

• d) It suggests war is an adventure

9. What is the effect of the poem's short lines and simple structure?

• a) It makes the poem easier to memorize

• b) It creates a calm and peaceful mood

• c) It emphasizes the speaker’s emotions and highlights the intensity of the moment

• d) It makes the poem feel unfinished

10. What does the word futility mean in the context of the poem?

• a) The strength of soldiers

• b) The uselessness of effort in the face of death

• c) The importance of hope

• d) The power of nature