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The document provides 4 sample questions about pre-1914 war poetry. The questions ask the reader to compare two poems from the selection based on their content, language use, and perspective on war. Specifically, the questions focus on poems that depict horrifying wartime experiences, the effect of war on those left at home, interesting language use, and different aspects of war such as after-effects.
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Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
By William Shakespeare
Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false .
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- 1. Sample Questions Pre- 1914 War Poetry
- 2. 1. Compare two poems from the pre-1914 selection which tell of horrifying experiences in wartime. Which poem are you more impressed with and why? You may wish to consider: what each poem is about how words and phrases are used the horrifying situations described reasons why you have been impressed as well as any ideas of your own.
- 3. 2. Read again A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy.This poem concentrates on a woman left behind at home during wartime and the effect that war has on her.Compare the poem with one other poem from the pre-1914 selection, which shows the effect of war on people other than soldiers.
- 4. 3. In the poem The Battle of Blenheim, Robert Southey uses simple language to tell the story of the battle. Compare this poem with one other poem from the pre-1914 selection which also uses language in an interesting way. You may wish to consider: what each poem is about how words and phrases are used how the events and characters are made interesting As well as any ideas of your own.
- 5. 4. Look again at War by Edgar Wallace. This poem concentrates on the tragic after-effects of battle. Compare this poem with one other poem from the pre-1914 selection which considers a different aspect of war. You should look closely at the language used