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WorksheetsR&R - Dulce Et Decorum Est
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who wrote Dulce et Decorum est?
Wilfred Owen
Frederick Owen
Owen Smith
Owen Fredricks
Which war did the poet serve in?
WW2
WW1
Boer War
Crimean War
What language is the title of the poem written in?
French
Latin
German
Dutch
Which is the correct translation of 'Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori'?
It is an honour to fight for ones country
Only the valiant serve
Only the valiant die
It is sweet and right to die for ones country
"His hanging face like a devil's sick of sin" is an example of
metaphor
personification
oxymoron
simile
"And watch the white eyes writhing in his face" is an example of
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
personification
How does the narrator of Dulce et Decorum Est present war? Choose all that apply.
Horrific
Negative
Courageous
Brave
What shift occurs in stanza 4?
the timeline advances to after the war to show the effects the experience had on the speaker.
The speaker introduces a conflicting point of view and then presents an argument to counter it.
The point of view changes to that the speaker is addressing the reader directly
The scene changes from events that actually occurred to events the speaker imagines.
The poet wants people in Britain to:
tell children that it is good to fight
tell children that they must fight
tell children that it is not always glorious to fight
