Base Details (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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Who wrote the poem 'Base Details'?
Who wrote the poem 'Base Details'?
Siegfried Sassoon
Which war does 'Base Details' criticise?
Which war does 'Base Details' criticise?
World War I
What years did Siegfried Sassoon live?
What years did Siegfried Sassoon live?
1886-1967
What was Sassoon's dual role during WWI?
What was Sassoon's dual role during WWI?
Poet and soldier
What does Sassoon's poetry combine?
What does Sassoon's poetry combine?
Realism with satire
How does the speaker describe the imagined Major?
How does the speaker describe the imagined Major?
Fierce, bald, and short of breath
What are the officers doing in the best hotel?
What are the officers doing in the best hotel?
Guzzling and gulping
What literary device highlights the setting contrast?
What literary device highlights the setting contrast?
Juxtaposition
Where do the officers stay in the poem?
Where do the officers stay in the poem?
Comfortable, safe hotels
What does 'Reading the roll of honour' suggest?
What does 'Reading the roll of honour' suggest?
Superficial acknowledgement of the dead
What image underlines the tragic loss in stanza 2?
What image underlines the tragic loss in stanza 2?
Youth stone dead
What does the poem reveal about those in power?
What does the poem reveal about those in power?
Hypocrisy and detachment