Question 1

The poem is about…

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Boredom

Answer

Weather

Answer

Poor living conditions

Question 2

The poem uses:

Accepted Answer

para-rhyme (half rhyme)

Answer

internal rhyme

Answer

no rhyme (free/blank verse)

Answer

regular rhyme

Question 3

The weather is made to seem like an enemy using:

Accepted Answer

personification

Answer

hyperbole

Answer

repetition

Answer

simile

Question 4

The repetition of 'nothing happens' and 'dying' suggests:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

soldiers' only options were boredom or death

Answer

the conflict of war is going to continue forever

Answer

the life of a solder is bleak and miserable

Question 5

Was the poet a soldier?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 6

Which war inspired the poem?

Accepted Answer

WW1

Answer

Vietnam

Answer

WW2

Answer

Afghanistan

Question 7

Fill in the gap: 'The iced east winds that ___ us'

Accepted Answer

knive

Answer

shank

Answer

stab

Answer

knife

Question 8

Fill in the gap: 'Slowly our _______ drag home'

Accepted Answer

ghosts

Answer

feet

Answer

bodies

Answer

rifles

Question 9

Finish the quotation: 'All their eyes are ____'

Accepted Answer

ice

Answer

dead

Answer

frozen

Answer

crying

Question 10

Add the word that demonstrates fear and discomfort: 'we ____ in holes'

Accepted Answer

cringe

Answer

suffer

Answer

hide

Answer

die

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