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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. A statue of whom is left intact in "Le Christianisme?"

2. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what feeling is fleeting for soldiers in war?

3. What are men reading in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"

4. In what season does "Exposure" take place?

5. How do soldiers feel about Death in "The Next War?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the anthem in "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

2. What does Lewis say about Owen prior to World War I in the Introduction of Collected Poems?

3. What does the speaker of "Smile, Smile, Smile" think of the press? Why?

4. Explain Owen's childhood.

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

6. What does "Insensibility" say about soldiers who become immune to the horrors of war?

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

8. What do each of the soldiers cry out for in "The Last Laugh?"

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

10. What is the connection between soldiers and the earth in "A Terre?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall tone of Owen's poems about war? How do you know? Include a definition of tone in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the philosophy of "returning to the earth" discussed in Owen's poetry.

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