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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. At what time of day does "The Unreturning" take place?

2. What fairy tale is a reworking of Blunden's favorite of Owen's early works?

3. What was Owen's biggest complaint on the front lines of the war?

4. Which of the following is NOT used in "Spells and Incantation?"

5. What is set on a track in "This is the Track?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't the speaker grow old in "To the Bitter Sweet-heart: a Dream?" What does this imply?

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

4. What is the purpose of "On My Songs?"

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

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

7. Why is the woman in "The Imbecile" an imbecile? Who thinks this of her?

8. What is the hole cut in Europe? Why is it called "the Path of Glory?"

9. Why would Owen rather be remembered as a soldier than a poet in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)?"

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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