Quote Bank (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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What does 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks' describe?
What does 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks' describe?
Soldiers' extreme exhaustion
What does 'Knock-kneed, coughing like hags' illustrate?
What does 'Knock-kneed, coughing like hags' illustrate?
Physical and mental weakness
'Men marched asleep...blood-shod' depicts soldiers as what?
'Men marched asleep...blood-shod' depicts soldiers as what?
Barely conscious yet still marching
'Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!' captures what?
'Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!' captures what?
Sudden panic of a gas attack
The 'green sea' simile describes what?
The 'green sea' simile describes what?
Horror of watching a soldier die from gas
'In all my dreams...guttering, choking, drowning' highlights what?
'In all my dreams...guttering, choking, drowning' highlights what?
Haunting impact of war on the poet
'His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin' conveys what?
'His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin' conveys what?
Grotesque and painful expression
'Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud' emphasises what?
'Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud' emphasises what?
Gruesome and repulsive nature of war
What does the poet call 'The old Lie'?
What does the poet call 'The old Lie'?
Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori
What does 'Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori' mean?
What does 'Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori' mean?
Sweet and honourable to die for country