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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. Who wrote the introduction in Collected Poems?

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

3. What can the soldiers not forget in "Mental Cases?"

4. What is every day the end of, according to "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

5. What piece of artillery does the speaker marvel at in "Sonnet?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do soldiers laugh at death in "The Next War?" What does this reveal about war?

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

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

4. How did Owen feel about World War I?

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

6. Explain Owen's childhood.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define elegy. What are the characteristics of an elegy? Explain how "Elegy in April and September" fits into this definition of an elegy.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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