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Quiz — Storgy

Disabled.

by Wilfred Owen.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Disabled'?

Q02of 10

In the line 'Voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn,' Owen uses which technique?

Q03of 10

What was the soldier's primary stated reason for enlisting, as the poem reveals?

Q04of 10

The image 'Poured it down shell-holes till the veins ran dry' refers to which of the following?

Q05of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final two lines, 'How cold and late it is! / Why don't they come?'

Q06of 10

Owen writes that when the soldier returned, 'Some cheered him home, but not as crowds cheer Goal.' What is the effect of the word 'Goal' here?

Q07of 10

In the phrase 'Smiling they wrote his lie; aged nineteen years,' who are the 'they' who smiled?

Q08of 10

Which theme is most central to 'Disabled'?

Q09of 10

The speaker of the poem is best described as which of the following?

Q10of 10

What does the detail 'aged nineteen years' most directly reveal about the soldier's situation?

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