Strange Meeting - Analysis Quiz

In Wilfred Owen's 'Strange Meeting,' what does 'sleep' signify?

Question Answer Choices A moment of peace A dreamlike state The sleep of death A temporary truce

What is the setting of the meeting in "Strange Meeting"?

Question Answer Choices A peaceful meadow far from the war. A world that is like the battlefield but also somehow other. A quiet village untouched by conflict. A bustling city during the war.

In Wilfred Owen's "Strange Meeting," what does the dead soldier say he could have done if he had lived?

Question Answer Choices Made many people laugh and weep Become a great warrior Traveled the world Written a book about war

In Wilfred Owen's 'Strange Meeting,' how does the speaker refer to the enemy?

Question Answer Choices As a stranger As a ghost As a foe As a friend

Which poetic devices does Wilfred Owen use in the poem "Strange Meeting"?

Question Answer Choices Alliteration, consonance, and assonance Symbolism, enjambment, and caesura Personification, irony, and onomatopoeia Metaphor, simile, and hyperbole

What is the setting of the encounter in Wilfred Owen's poem "Strange Meeting"?

Question Answer Choices In hell In a trench In a hospital In a battlefield

In Wilfred Owen's "Strange Meeting," what does the dead soldier mean by "wildest beauty in the world"?

Question Answer Choices His hopes for what he could have done with his life The beauty of the battlefield The love he left behind The glory of dying for his country

What does the dead soldier in "Strange Meeting" mourn?

Question Answer Choices The missed opportunities for glory in battle. The undone years and hopelessness. The destruction of his hometown. The loss of his family and friends.

What central theme is reinforced by the ending of 'Strange Meeting'?

Question Answer Choices Brotherhood Hatred Victory Isolation

Who does the speaker meet in Wilfred Owen's poem "Strange Meeting"?

Question Answer Choices A family member A fellow soldier A mythical creature The enemy soldier he killed