Analyzing Themes and Devices in Poetry

The video tutorial analyzes the poem 'Futility,' focusing on its themes of war, life, and religion. It explores the poem's use of imagery, sound, and metaphors, highlighting the contrast between warmth and coldness, and the appeal to the sun and God for resurrection. The tutorial questions the existence of God and the purpose of life, using poetic devices like rhyme and tone to emphasize the poem's themes.

What is the primary theme discussed in the poem 'Futility'?

• The futility of war and life

• The beauty of nature

• The power of love

• The joy of childhood

What does the word 'futility' suggest in the context of the poem?

• Joyfulness

• Pointlessness

• Hopefulness

• Fearfulness

How is the sun described in the first stanza of the poem?

• Harsh and unforgiving

• Gentle and caring

• Cold and distant

• Bright and blinding

What literary device is used to describe the sun's interaction with the soldier?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Which sound device is prominently used in the poem to convey emotion?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What emotional tone is created by the use of long vowel sounds in the poem?

• Tender yet despairing

• Indifferent

• Joyful

• Angry

What does 'fields half sown' metaphorically represent in the poem?

• A barren landscape

• A life half-lived

• A field ready for harvest

• A battlefield

How does the poem contrast warmth and coldness?

• By describing a warm house and a cold street

• By contrasting the sun and snow

• By comparing summer and winter

• By mentioning a hot desert and a cold ocean

What is the significance of the sun being described as 'kind old'?

• It indicates the sun's weakness

• It personifies the sun as nurturing

• It suggests the sun's anger

• It shows the sun's age

What shift in tone occurs in the second stanza of the poem?

• From calm to desperate

• From joyful to sad

• From angry to peaceful

• From indifferent to curious