Question 1

Which of the following best describes a theme of the poem?

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War is a brutal endeavor that sacrifices soldiers who cannot be properly honored after dying in combat.

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Funeral ceremonies during wartime are pointless and insulting, and the government should not perform them.

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An active battlefield's atmosphere appropriately honors soldiers who die in combat but the government should prevent their deaths.

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There should be age restrictions to prevent young people from serving in wars because they are pointless, brutal endeavors.

Question 2

PART A: What does the word "save" mean as it is used in line 6?

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except for

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honoring

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although

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rescuing

Question 3

PART B: Which line from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

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"choirs of wailing shells" (Line 7)

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"any voice of mourning" (Line 6)

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"their hasty orisons" (Line 4)

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"No mockeries now for them" (Line 5)

Question 4

Which statement best describes the poem's shift in subject from lines 1-8 to lines 9-14?

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The poem shifts from depicting an active battle to imagined scenes of mourners honoring the dead.

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The poem shifts from depicting an active battle to the speaker's memories of a funeral during WWI.

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The poem shifts from describing a wartime funeral to a regular funeral after the war.

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The poem shifts from honoring dead soldiers to glorifying their deeds in battle.

Question 5

In the poem, Owen repeatedly uses auditory imagery such as “the monstrous anger of the guns” and “the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle.” What is the most significant effect of this imagery on the poem’s meaning?

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It emphasizes the mechanical brutality that replaces traditional funeral rites.

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It suggests that the battlefield is chaotic but ultimately heroic.

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It highlights that nature responds violently to the presence of war.

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It shows that soldiers grow accustomed to the sounds of warfare over time.

Question 6

Owen structures the poem as a sonnet, traditionally used for love poetry. How does this structural choice most deepen the poem’s central theme?

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It ironically frames the horror of war within a form associated with beauty and devotion.

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It elevates the soldiers’ experiences by comparing them to mythic heroes.

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It creates a sense of romantic nostalgia for prewar life.

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It helps the reader focus on the poem’s rhyme patterns rather than the violent imagery.

Question 7

Which option best explains how Owen’s point of view shapes his depiction of the soldiers’ deaths?

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Because Owen fought in the war himself, he portrays the soldiers’ deaths as anonymous and stripped of dignity.

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Because Owen admires military tradition, he glorifies the rituals of battle.

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Owen’s perspective as a historian leads him to focus on factual descriptions of wartime casualties.

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Owen adopts the viewpoint of civilians, emphasizing their misunderstanding of wartime realities.

Question 8

In the sestet (the last 6 lines of the poem), Owen writes that the soldiers will be honored not by bells but by “the tenderness of patient minds” and “the pallor of girls’ brows.” What central idea is developed through this symbolic contrast?

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True mourning takes place in the quiet emotional suffering of loved ones rather than through formal ceremony.

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Soldiers prefer private remembrance to traditional funeral displays.

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Women suffer the most pain during wartime, overshadowing the soldiers’ sacrifices.

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Civilian grief is less meaningful than military rituals.

Question 9

Which statement best synthesizes how Owen develops the poem’s central critique of war?

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He argues that modern warfare has rendered soldiers’ deaths meaningless by comparing battle sounds to mockeries of sacred rituals.

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He shows that the true cost of war lies in economic loss rather than human death.

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He contrasts soldiers’ bravery with civilians’ indifference to highlight the need for greater patriotism.

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He portrays death in battle as an honorable fate similar to ancient epics.

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