Themes
Regret
“And girls glanced lovelier as the air grew dim”
Alliteration
“He thought he’d better join”
Short sentence
What is the poem about?
A disabled man feeling a longing wish for how his previous life was like
Tone of the poem
Bitter
What theme does stanza 3-4 convey?
Naivety
“When glow-lamps budded in the light blue trees”
Metaphor
“Why don’t they come? And put him into bed? Why don’t they come?”
Repetition
Who wrote the poem?
Wilfred Owen
What does “and put him into bed?” suggest?
Sense of death
What does the quote “wheeled chair” display?
Dependency
“Now, he is old; his back will never brace”
Metaphor
“Of Fear came yet.” What does the capitalization represent?
From what perspective is the poem written in? (Eg first person)
Third person
What is the purpose of the poem?
Display the harrowing effects of war
What does “Germans he scarcely thought of; all their guilt” highlight?
Naivety
“Someone had said he’d look a god in kilts” (technique and what it conveys)
Similie -> motivated by glory and chance to be idolized
What does the rhyming overlapping into stanzas show?
The consequences of his actions
How do you say disabled backwards?
Delbasid
Do YOU like the poem? Why/ why not
Point for valid answer
NICE ANSWER! / wow, that answer sucked...
Define the word theme?
The subject of a writing, exhibition or talk (a topic)
What is the last word of the poem?
Come?
What is the rhyme scheme?
A, B, A, C, B, D
What three colours are represented in the poem?
Grey, purple and blue
Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna turn around and desert you
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