Scars Upon My Heart edited by Catherine Reilly (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When was 'The Call' by Jessie Pope published in the Daily Mail?
When was 'The Call' by Jessie Pope published in the Daily Mail?
26 November 1914
What type of poetry is 'The Call' described as?
What type of poetry is 'The Call' described as?
Jingoistic propaganda
Which soldier-poet dedicated 'Dulce et Decorum Est' to criticise Pope as 'My friend'?
Which soldier-poet dedicated 'Dulce et Decorum Est' to criticise Pope as 'My friend'?
Wilfred Owen
How many men volunteered before harsh realities of Somme & Passchendaele were exposed?
How many men volunteered before harsh realities of Somme & Passchendaele were exposed?
750,000 men
How does Pope describe war in the poem?
How does Pope describe war in the poem?
'The biggest that's played'
What metre creates a marching rhythm in the poem?
What metre creates a marching rhythm in the poem?
Trochaic tetrameter
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?
AABCCCB
What realities of trench warfare does Pope deliberately omit from the poem?
What realities of trench warfare does Pope deliberately omit from the poem?
Gas attacks, mud, disease
What repeated address does Pope use to create false intimacy with readers?
What repeated address does Pope use to create false intimacy with readers?
'My laddie'
What technique does Pope use to offer only enlistment or cowardice as options?
What technique does Pope use to offer only enlistment or cowardice as options?
Binary opposition