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Study Questions and Activities<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

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  1. Look at the following recruitment poster<\/a>. Do you think Owen had it in mind when he wrote the last line of the poem?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Dulce et Decorum Est<\/h1>\r\n
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    1. Read Dr. Stuart Lee\u2019s Background<\/a> to \u201cDulce et Decorum Est.\u201d Which one of the four do you prefer and why?<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Notice the subtitle in the first: \u201cTo a Certain Poetess\u201d Who might that be? Remember to click on the Stage 1 and 2 links at To visit Oxford Tutorial page for Dulce et Decorum Est<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Futility<\/h1>\r\n
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      1. What has occurred just before the poem begins?<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. What scene do you visualize at the opening of the poem?<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. Who is speaking? What is his relation to \"him\"?<\/li>\r\n \t
      4. To whom is he speaking in line 1?<\/li>\r\n \t
      5. Why does the speaker want \"him\" moved into the sun?<\/li>\r\n \t
      6. What reasons does the speaker give for thinking the sun will help?<\/li>\r\n \t
      7. What is the connotation of \"sun\"? \"snow\u201d? \u201cclay\"?<\/li>\r\n \t
      8. What does \"fatuous\" mean?<\/li>\r\n \t
      9. Rhythm: How should we read the second stanza? What effect do the many hyphens have on the tempo of our reading?<\/li>\r\n \t
      10. How does the title relate to the theme?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        S.I.W.\r\n<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n
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        1. What does the acronym stand for? (These letters constitute an army acronym. See a good definition and discussion of acronyms<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. Characterize Tim\u2019s father. In what way is it true that Tim died \u201csmiling\u201d?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          Smile, Smile, Smile<\/h1>\r\n
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          1. To what popular wartime song is Owen alluding to in the title? What is meant by the Mail<\/em>?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bi1dCBWQROw\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1802\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"200\"]\".\"<\/a> QR Code Smile Dmile Smile[\/caption]\r\n

            Anthem for Doomed Youth<\/h1>\r\n
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            1. What kind of sonnet is this? What is its rhyme scheme?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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              Resources<\/h1>\r\n