Early Life & Family
Where was Wilfred Owen born?
Oswestry
What year did Wilfred Owen enlist?
1915
Name a common disease soldiers suffered from
Trench Foot
What is the name given to use of material to spread a message on a mass scale usually through posters?
propaGanda
Another name for a verse in a poem.
S _ _ _ _ _
Stanza
Wilfred Owen was the oldest of how many children?
4
What war did Wilfred Owen Fight in?
WW1
What type of gas was commonly used in attacks?
Mustard gas
Who was Siegfreid Sassoon?
A poet Wilfred Owen met at the war hospital in Edinburgh
A comparison where something is said to be like something else
Simile
Where did Owen move to after his grandfather died?
Birkenhead
What hosptial did Wilfred Owen write his poems in?
Craig Lockhart Hospital
Name two effects on the body of a gas attack
choking
blindness
lung damage
blistering
suffocation
Give two feelings the propaganda generated in men?
Guilt
Patriotism
Excitement
Duty
Words beginning with the same consonant sound
Alliteration
When was Wilfred Owen Born?
18th Of March, 1893
How did Wilfred Owen die?
He was shot
What were the dangers of going ”Over the Top”?
Being shot
What was the purpose of Jessie Pope’s poetry?
To encourage men to enlist by portraying war is exciting and fun, like a game or a show.
A comparison where something is said to be something else
Metaphor
Owen worked for a while as an English tutor.
True or False?
False
How many weeks did Wilfred Owen die before the war ended?
1 week
Shell Shock
What did Wilfred Owen hope to do through his poetry?
Give a true picture of being a soldier serving at war
What language do you think this is……
Dulce et Decorum Est
Latin