Dulce Et Decorum Est (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
What does the structure of a poem refer to?
What does the structure of a poem refer to?
How it appears on the page
How many stanzas does the poem have?
How many stanzas does the poem have?
Four stanzas
What do the first two stanzas describe?
What do the first two stanzas describe?
The soldiers' physical & emotional state
What does the third stanza show?
What does the third stanza show?
The horrific effects of a gas attack
What does the final stanza do?
What does the final stanza do?
Challenges reader's beliefs about war
What technique is 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks'?
What technique is 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks'?
Simile
What does the beggar simile highlight?
What does the beggar simile highlight?
The soldiers' exhaustion
Which sound is repeated in 'knock-kneed, coughing like hags'?
Which sound is repeated in 'knock-kneed, coughing like hags'?
The 'k' sound
What effect does the 'k' sound alliteration create?
What effect does the 'k' sound alliteration create?
A harsh, jarring effect
What sound does the word 'guttering' mimic?
What sound does the word 'guttering' mimic?
Sound of choking
What does the title's irony highlight?
What does the title's irony highlight?
The false idea of dying nobly for country
What do images like 'blood-shod' and 'white eyes writhing' create?
What do images like 'blood-shod' and 'white eyes writhing' create?
A vivid picture of war's horrors