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Futility.

by Wilfred Owen.

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

Q01of 10

What immediate action does the speaker command at the poem's opening?

Q02of 10

Which form best describes the structure of 'Futility'?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'clays of a cold star' most directly alludes to which concept?

Q04of 10

How does the tone shift between the first and second stanzas?

Q05of 10

The imagery of 'fields unsown' most powerfully conveys which idea?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker most plausibly understood to be in 'Futility'?

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominent in the line 'Full-nerved,—still warm,—too hard to stir?'

Q08of 10

The word 'fatuous' in 'fatuous sunbeams toil' carries which connotation?

Q09of 10

What is the central theme of 'Futility'?

Q10of 10

The sun is described as 'kind old' in the first stanza. What is the effect of this characterisation by the second stanza?

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