The General by Siegfried Sassoon (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Month & year 'The General' was written
Month & year 'The General' was written
May 1917
Main literary technique in 'The General'
Main literary technique in 'The General'
Satire
Battle that inspired 'The General'
Battle that inspired 'The General'
Battle of Arras
Military award Sassoon earned
Military award Sassoon earned
Military Cross
Metre used in 'The General'
Metre used in 'The General'
Anapaestic tetrameter
'Did for them both' function in poem
'Did for them both' function in poem
Euphemism for killed them
Hospital where Sassoon met Wilfred Owen
Hospital where Sassoon met Wilfred Owen
Craiglockhart War Hospital
Type of dialect Harry & Jack speak
Type of dialect Harry & Jack speak
Cockney working-class dialect
General's location in poem
General's location in poem
Staff at the rear
Year 'The General' was published
Year 'The General' was published
1918