Please read the two poems and the book excerpt. Answer the questions using complete sentences on loose leaf.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndc0J4cmhBZFQ3MjA/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndcm80OXlBQXQ1STQ/edit?usp=sharing Questions 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find three words you don’t know in the poems and/or excerpt. Write down the word, the definition, and a sentence using the word. 2) What feelings about World War I are conveyed in All Quiet on the Western Front? Which specific parts of the excerpt communicate these feelings most clearly? 3) What feelings about World War I are expressed in ”The Soldier”? What specific words or phrases communicate these feelings most clearly? 4) What feelings about World War I are expressed in “Dulce et Decorum est”? What specific words or phrases communicate these feelings most clearly? 5) Compare and contrast the impressions of World War I that are conveyed in the two poems. 6) Poetry Contest Entry: Write a poem that is in some way inspired or related to World War I. Please type your poem and keep it separate from your other answers. In order to make the contest more fun and fair for everyone, please don’t show your poem to any other students in the class! Comments are closed.
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