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R&R - Dulce Et Decorum Est

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Dulce et Decorum est?

a)

Wilfred Owen

b)

Frederick Owen

c)

Owen Smith

d)

Owen Fredricks

2.

Which war did the poet serve in?

a)

WW2

b)

WW1

c)

Boer War

d)

Crimean War

3.

What language is the title of the poem written in?

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

German

d)

Dutch

4.

Which is the correct translation of 'Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori'?

a)

It is an honour to fight for ones country

b)

Only the valiant serve

c)

Only the valiant die

d)

It is sweet and right to die for ones country

5.

"His hanging face like a devil's sick of sin" is an example of

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

oxymoron

d)

simile

6.

"And watch the white eyes writhing in his face" is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

7.

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

a)

Horrific

b)

Negative

c)

Courageous

d)

Brave

8.
In Dulce et Decorum Est, what does the simile 'as under a green sea' describe?
a)
The gas fumes surrounding the soldiers
b)
The English Channel
c)
The smell of the sewers
d)
The army uniforms
9.

What shift occurs in stanza 4?

a)

the timeline advances to after the war to show the effects the experience had on the speaker.

b)

The speaker introduces a conflicting point of view and then presents an argument to counter it.

c)

The point of view changes to that the speaker is addressing the reader directly

d)

The scene changes from events that actually occurred to events the speaker imagines.

10.

The poet wants people in Britain to:

a)

tell children that it is good to fight

b)

tell children that they must fight

c)

tell children that it is not always glorious to fight