Dead Man's Dump by Isaac Rosenberg (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When did Rosenberg write 'Dead Man's Dump'?
When did Rosenberg write 'Dead Man's Dump'?
May 1917
What was Rosenberg's social and ethnic background?
What was Rosenberg's social and ethnic background?
Working-class Jewish from East End slums
Which critic dismissed Rosenberg's poetry as 'too crude'?
Which critic dismissed Rosenberg's poetry as 'too crude'?
Edward Marsh
How many stanzas make up 'Dead Man's Dump'?
How many stanzas make up 'Dead Man's Dump'?
12 stanzas
What metaphor describes soldiers' souls after death?
What metaphor describes soldiers' souls after death?
Soul's sack emptied of essences
Which phrase emphasises equality in death?
Which phrase emphasises equality in death?
Friend and foeman
How many soldiers were lost at Passchendaele?
How many soldiers were lost at Passchendaele?
500,000
Which sound device appears in 'plunging limbers'?
Which sound device appears in 'plunging limbers'?
Alliteration
What verse form does the poem use?
What verse form does the poem use?
Extended free verse
At what age did Rosenberg die?
At what age did Rosenberg die?
28