Up the Line to Death edited by Brian Gardner (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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How many British soldiers became casualties on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
How many British soldiers became casualties on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
60,000
In which poetry collection was 'Died of Wounds' published in 1918?
In which poetry collection was 'Died of Wounds' published in 1918?
Counter-Attack and Other Poems
What literary term describes a jarring shift from elevated language to ordinary subject matter?
What literary term describes a jarring shift from elevated language to ordinary subject matter?
Bathos
How many quatrains (four-line stanzas) make up the structure of 'Died of Wounds'?
How many quatrains (four-line stanzas) make up the structure of 'Died of Wounds'?
Ten
What are pararhymes, a sound device used in the poem?
What are pararhymes, a sound device used in the poem?
Half-rhymes: consonants match, vowels differ
Where did Sassoon meet and mentor Wilfred Owen?
Where did Sassoon meet and mentor Wilfred Owen?
Craiglockhart Hospital
How does the poem describe the dying soldier's face?
How does the poem describe the dying soldier's face?
Wet white face and miserable eyes
What does the dying soldier worry about in his final moments?
What does the dying soldier worry about in his final moments?
His comrades (mates) in the trenches
What rhyme scheme does 'Died of Wounds' follow?
What rhyme scheme does 'Died of Wounds' follow?
ABAB
In which year was 'Died of Wounds' composed?
In which year was 'Died of Wounds' composed?
1916