View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sacrificed to the idol in "Long Ages Past?"

2. On what river is the barge in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?"

3. What poem does Blunden most admire of Owen's early works?

4. What time of day does "From My Diary, July 1914" end?

5. Until when does the speaker of "The Promisers" search for the person he will meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the four gems in "Spells and Incantation?" What does each represent?

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

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

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

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

6. What literary reference does Owen make in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?" What does this reveal about the hospital barge?

7. What is the contrast in "Six o' clock in Princes Street?"

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Define allusion and explain how Owen used allusion in his poetry.

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 628 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample