The Penguin Book of WWI Poetry edited by Jon Silkin (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What was Jon Silkin's personal background?
What was Jon Silkin's personal background?
Jewish pacifist poet
When was the anthology originally published?
When was the anthology originally published?
1979
How many poems does the anthology contain?
How many poems does the anthology contain?
More than 200
What criterion did Silkin use to select poems?
What criterion did Silkin use to select poems?
Critical war attitudes
How are poems arranged in the anthology?
How are poems arranged in the anthology?
Chronologically
Which languages are represented in translations?
Which languages are represented in translations?
German, French, Italian, Russian, Hebrew
Which poem depicts wheels crunching over corpses?
Which poem depicts wheels crunching over corpses?
Dead Man's Dump
What does Brooke's 'The Soldier' represent?
What does Brooke's 'The Soldier' represent?
Early patriotic vision
What trajectory does the anthology trace?
What trajectory does the anthology trace?
Patriotic openings to trench realities
What critical exam strategy is emphasised?
What critical exam strategy is emphasised?
Never discuss poems in isolation