Themes (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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What theme does Sassoon explore through the imagined perspective of a Major?
What theme does Sassoon explore through the imagined perspective of a Major?
Hypocrisy of military leaders
What does the phrase 'scarlet Majors' suggest about the officers' rank?
What does the phrase 'scarlet Majors' suggest about the officers' rank?
High rank
What does 'scarlet Majors' suggest about the officers' appearance?
What does 'scarlet Majors' suggest about the officers' appearance?
Flushed from overindulgence
Where do the officers live according to the poem?
Where do the officers live according to the poem?
At the Base
What do the officers do to young soldiers in the poem?
What do the officers do to young soldiers in the poem?
Speed them up the line to death
What metaphor does Sassoon use to describe youth in the second quote?
What metaphor does Sassoon use to describe youth in the second quote?
Stone
What does 'youth stone dead' emphasise according to the note?
What does 'youth stone dead' emphasise according to the note?
Tragic waste of young soldiers' lives
What does the word 'toddle' suggest about the officers' attitude?
What does the word 'toddle' suggest about the officers' attitude?
Carefree and unaffected
How do the officers die according to the poem?
How do the officers die according to the poem?
In bed
What does the difference between officers' and soldiers' lives highlight?
What does the difference between officers' and soldiers' lives highlight?
Officers' hypocrisy
What is juxtaposed in the second quote?
What is juxtaposed in the second quote?
Soldiers' deaths & officers' safe return
What does the second theme focus on?
What does the second theme focus on?
Senseless loss of young lives