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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

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