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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. What does the speaker of "Cramped in that Funnelled Hole" call the hole?

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

3. What should the singer use to sing in the morning in "Song of Songs?"

4. What is greater than the sound of instruments, according to "Music?"

5. What is the barge passing in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the speaker compare people to in "O World of many Worlds?" What does he compare himself to?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define personification and explain how Owen used it in his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Owen's faith, beginning with his position as an assistant to a vicar. How and why does his faith change throughout his life?

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