Vergissmeinnicht by Keith Douglas (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does the German title 'Vergissmeinnicht' translate to in English?
What does the German title 'Vergissmeinnicht' translate to in English?
Forget-me-not
How many quatrains (4-line stanzas) make up the structure of the poem?
How many quatrains (4-line stanzas) make up the structure of the poem?
Six quatrains
Which WWI poet pioneered the pararhyme technique that Douglas uses in this poem?
Which WWI poet pioneered the pararhyme technique that Douglas uses in this poem?
Wilfred Owen
What is the name of the German soldier's girlfriend as revealed in the third stanza?
What is the name of the German soldier's girlfriend as revealed in the third stanza?
Steffi
Which phrase best describes the predominant tone of 'Vergissmeinnicht'?
Which phrase best describes the predominant tone of 'Vergissmeinnicht'?
Somber and matter-of-fact
In stanza 5, what creatures does Douglas describe moving on the dead soldier's skin?
In stanza 5, what creatures does Douglas describe moving on the dead soldier's skin?
Swart flies
What paradox does the final stanza present about the dead soldier?
What paradox does the final stanza present about the dead soldier?
Lover and killer are mingled
At what age was Keith Douglas killed during the Invasion of Normandy in 1944?
At what age was Keith Douglas killed during the Invasion of Normandy in 1944?
24 years old
What metre is the poem predominantly written in?
What metre is the poem predominantly written in?
Iambic tetrameter
How much time had passed when the soldiers returned to find the German soldier's body?
How much time had passed when the soldiers returned to find the German soldier's body?
Three weeks