The General by Siegfried Sassoon (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When was 'The General' written?
When was 'The General' written?
May 1917
What metrical pattern does Sassoon use throughout most of 'The General'?
What metrical pattern does Sassoon use throughout most of 'The General'?
Anapaestic tetrameter
Approximately how many British casualties occurred at the Battle of Arras?
Approximately how many British casualties occurred at the Battle of Arras?
160,000
Where did Sassoon meet fellow war poet Wilfred Owen?
Where did Sassoon meet fellow war poet Wilfred Owen?
Craiglockhart War Hospital
What literary device is 'did for them both' in the final line?
What literary device is 'did for them both' in the final line?
Euphemism
What is the effect of the isolated final line in the poem's structure?
What is the effect of the isolated final line in the poem's structure?
Mimics the sudden finality of death
What do the dropped h's in Harry's speech represent?
What do the dropped h's in Harry's speech represent?
Cockney working-class dialect
What does 'We're none of us the same' acknowledge in the poem?
What does 'We're none of us the same' acknowledge in the poem?
Psychological damage/PTSD
In which collection was 'The General' published?
In which collection was 'The General' published?
Counter-Attack and Other Poems (1918)
What central theme does the contrast between the General's standard English and Tommy dialect highlight?
What central theme does the contrast between the General's standard English and Tommy dialect highlight?
Class divide between officers & men