Term 1: The Giver
What genre does Lois Lowry's The Giver belong to?
Dystopian Fiction
Which major war inspired most of Wilfred Owen’s poetry?
World War 1.
Which of Owen's three poems we have studied opens with the lines: "Bent double, like old beggers under sacks, / Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,"
Dulce et Decorum Est
In the line “brutal boots beat broken bones,” what poetic technique is being used?
Alliteration
What was the final score of Australia vs. USA in their latest World Cup game?
0-2 (USA won)
Describe the first moment Jonas knew he was different in the novel...
Jonas saw an apple "change" as it was tossed in the air. He was seeing the colour red.
What famous poem of Owen describes a gas attack on soldiers?
Dulce et Decorum Est
What does "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori" translate to?
It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.
In the phrase “the bullets buzzed and cracked through the night,” what technique is being used? Write it on the board for full points.
Onomatopoeia
Which NBA team won the 2026 championship?
New York Knicks
All Sevens and younger are given a comfort animal in the community. Lily has one, not knowing that it is a real animal. What animal was it?
Elephant
Who is another poet known as being Owen's greatest influence for his writing about anti-war poetry?
Siegfried Sassoon
Finish the 'Anthem' quote: "What passing-bells for these who die as ______"?
Cattle
In the line “war is a factory that feeds on boys,” what technique is being used?
Metaphor
Which artist released a song titled 'I Knew It, I Knew You' for the recent release of Toy Story 5?
Taylor Swift
What job did Asher receive at the Ceremony of Twelve?
Assistant Director of Recreation
Why are Wilfred Owen’s war poems considered different from traditional war poetry of his time?
They challenge the idea that war is heroic by showing its suffering, fear, and trauma.
Finish the 'Anthem' quote: "The shrill, _________ choirs of wailing shells..."
Demented
In the line “fear crawled through the trenches whispering names,” what technique is being used?
Personification
Which celebrity created the make up brand 'Rhode'?
Hailey Bieber
Name the technique: "Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. . . . He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community." (pg. 1)
Foreshadowing - building tension for the future of the community.
How did Wilfred Owen die?
He was killed in action on the 4 November, 1918 in Northern France. His death occurred just one week before the Armistice.
Finish the 'Futility' quote: "Always it woke him, even in _______, / Until this morning and this snow."
France
Provide a definition and example of 'allusion'
Allusion = An indirect reference to a person, place, event, text, or idea that the writer assumes the reader will recognise. E.g. “He acted like a Romeo, desperate and dramatic in love.”
Name the three actors that have played the role of Spider-Man (non-animated films)
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland