Time
Place
Tone
Sensory
Random
100
After a long war had ended.
What is the time that the poem is describing?
100
The street
Where does the kindly old gentleman eagerly rush to?
100
Miserable
How does the poet set the tone in the beginning?
100
Example: "Were blown to bleeding patches of flesh"
Name an example of imagery in the poem.
100
It talks about what happens after war and how people are honoring the dead.
What is the poem's main overall theme?
200
Its miseries had grown faded. (Gradually less suffering)
What is one of the after-effects of the war?
200
A front, in private enterprises.
Where does a rich man say that he's been?
200
It shows respect to the people who died because of war, to honor them.
"We think perhaps we ought To put up tombs Or erect altars To those brave lads Who were so willingly burnt," What tone does this section of the poem show?
200
Example: "To those brave lads who were so willingly burnt" - the smell of buring flesh
Name an example of smell in the poem.
200
"It's miseries had grown faded"
How is (in the poem) the war being forgotten?
300
Deaf men became difficult to talk to (Injuries affecting daily life) Heroes became bores. (Their glory is dull and fading) Those alchemists... had grown elderly (Shows that time has passed by)
What are other after-effects of the war (list at least two)?
300
The world
What place does the kindly old gentleman talk about that they have to make safe for the young.
300
At first, it seems more bland and lifeless, but as the meeting goes on, it sounds more hopeful.
What is the overall tone of the poem?
300
Example: "Coughed gently", "Deaf men became difficult to talk to" - hard of hearing.
Name an example of hearing in the poem.
300
Going to war, because if they don't go to war the sacrifices their fathers made would be in vain.
What are the old men trying to convince the children of doing?
400
They have a meeting where they discuss putting up tombs to honor people who have fought in the war.
After all they've gone through throughout time, what do the people plan to do?
400
They died and sacrificed themselves for the country, and the men in the poem wanted to honor that.
What did the fathers do to make the world a better place?
400
It changes by going into a more hopeful tone, a contrast to the previous tone and mood that the first parts show.
"The long war had ended. Its miseries had grown faded. Deaf men became difficult to talk to, Heroes became bores. Those alchemists Who had converted blood into gold Had grown elderly. But they held a meeting" How does the tone of the poem change after the "but"?
400
Example: "To put up tombs, or erect alters"
Name an example of touch in the poem.
400
Open-ended. Example: The Black Obelisk by Erich Maria Remarque It's about a post-war Germany.
What is another poem you can relate to this poem?
500
WW1
What war can we refer from this period of time in the poem?
500
Could've taken place in either a chaotic, war-inflicted place, or in a more restored area. We know this because after a war that was a while ago, they could either leave the place as a chaotic place that is in need of restoration, or be restoring it or already restored.
Infer where this poem could have taken place, and why.
500
Open-ended. Example: Anger/frustration - it's kind of like saying why did your fathers die for people like you, to waste it. Melachony - captures the most sorrowful events of the author's life
What is a tone that you can get from the poem (no tones listed from before), defend your answer with evidence from the poem.
500
Example: "Will you sacrifice through your lethargy what your fathers did to gain?" - taste of anger, frustration, remorse.
Name an example of taste in the poem.
500
People believe that the war was only beneficial for the rich and powerful, so they were in disgust of how the Great War has utterly destroyed people's lives in Europe.
What is the history of the poem?
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