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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. When was the first appendix written?

2. What will destroy men, according to "As Bronze may be much Beautiful?"

3. What does one person see news of in the newspaper in "Six o'clock in Princes Street?"

4. What die in winter, according to "Winter Song?"

5. What time of day does "From My Diary, July 1914" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will the soldiers never be as happy as they were as children in "Happiness?"

2. What is the tone of "The End" and "The Unreturning?" How do you know?

3. Why is the death of the soldier a sweet experience in "Has Your Soul Sipped?"

4. How are "To Eros" and "My Shy Hand" different from the other poems in the section?

5. What is controversial about "Song of Songs?"

6. What does the woman represent in "The Kind Ghosts?" Why is she sleeping?

7. What does "The Roads Also" reveal about the effects of war?

8. Compare and contrast "The Fates" with "This is the Track."

9. What early poem of Owen's does Blunden admire most? What was the poem's inspiration?

10. Why is Heracles unable to defeat Antaeus in "Antaeus: A Fragment?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Edmund Blunden? What role did he play in Owen's literary career?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Blunden's speculations about Owen's life and career if he had survived World War I. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Define sonnet. What are the characteristics of a sonnet? Give at least one example of a sonnet from Owen's poetry.

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