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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. Where is someone sleeping in "The Kind Ghosts?"

2. "Bold Horatius" is about ____________.

3. What does the speaker wonder about the dead after the war in "The End?"

4. Who wins the fight in "Antaeus: A Fragment?"

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the death of the soldier a sweet experience in "Has Your Soul Sipped?"

4. What is the purpose of "Winter Song?"

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who might the man be that the speaker is going to meet in "The Promisers?" What does it mean that the speaker never meets him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Owen's childhood shaped his adulthood.

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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