Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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In what year was 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' written?
In what year was 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' written?
1917
What type of sonnet structure does Owen employ in this poem?
What type of sonnet structure does Owen employ in this poem?
Petrarchan sonnet
Which pair demonstrates the half-rhymes Owen uses throughout the poem?
Which pair demonstrates the half-rhymes Owen uses throughout the poem?
guns/orisons
What simile does Owen use to show soldiers' dehumanization?
What simile does Owen use to show soldiers' dehumanization?
Die as cattle
Which WWI offensives was the poem written during?
Which WWI offensives was the poem written during?
Somme and Passchendaele
What does the volta in the sestet shift focus to?
What does the volta in the sestet shift focus to?
Home-front mourning rituals
What does 'drawing-down of blinds' symbolize in the poem?
What does 'drawing-down of blinds' symbolize in the poem?
Traditional British mourning sign
Who influenced Owen's poetic approach at Craiglockhart Hospital?
Who influenced Owen's poetic approach at Craiglockhart Hospital?
Siegfried Sassoon
What battlefield sound replaces church choirs in Owen's mockery of religious rituals?
What battlefield sound replaces church choirs in Owen's mockery of religious rituals?
Wailing shells
According to Owen's preface, what is his subject?
According to Owen's preface, what is his subject?
War and pity of War