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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. Whose love is dying, according to "Exposure?"

2. What does the soldier's father tell him is worse than death in "S.I.W.?"

3. Where does the soldier wake up in "Conscious?"

4. Where do the soldiers seek refuge in "The Sentry?"

5. Men who become immune to the horrors of war are what, according to "Insensibility?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the five possible outcomes in battle, according to "The Chances?"

3. What kind of doctor takes care of the soldier in "The Dead-Beat?" How do you know?

4. What kind of poet does Lewis think Owen would have been, had he survived the war?

5. What does "Le Christianisme" imply about the role of religion in war?

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

7. What contradiction is found in "Sonnet?"

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

9. Why does the soldier's letter to his wife in "The Letter" not tell the actual conditions of war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Owen's opinion of World War I influenced his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Define metaphor. Explain how Owen's poems use metaphor to discuss death. Use at least one poetic example from Owen's work to support your answer.

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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