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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do soldiers know about war in "The Next War?"

2. What will the soldier not do, according to "Arms and the Boy?"

3. Whose poems are in Collected Poems?

4. Where was Owen killed?

5. Whom is the speaker writing to in "The Letter?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac with the account in "The Parable of the Young Man and the Old."

2. Explain Owen's childhood.

3. What does the soldier's wish to be put to bed symbolize in "Disabled?"

4. Compare and contrast "Conscious" and "The Sentry."

5. What is the tone of "Exposure?" How do you know?

6. What does "Dulce Et Decorum Est" say about war and death?

7. Who is the intended audience of the poem "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo?" How do you know?

8. What is the worst possible outcome in battle, according to "The Chances?" Why?

9. What does the speaker see on the battlefield in "The Show?" What do they represent?

10. What contradiction is found in "Sonnet?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Wilfred Owen's experience as a soldier in World War I affected his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

What role did love play in Owen's life and poetry?

Essay Topic 3

Define perspective, and explain its importance in Owen's poetry.

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