Base Details

What is the name of the poet who wrote 'Base Details'?

• Siegfried Sassoon

• Seamus Heaney

• William Wordsworth

• William Butler Yeats

This poem is told from the perspective of the majors.

• True

• False

The word 'base' could mean which of TWO of the following?

• a camp/ building away from the battlefield.

• A homebase of a baseball game

• dishonourable, selfish, cowardly, bottom rank.

• Basic level

Which best describes the soldiers attitude towards the majors?

• The soldier admires and looks up to the majors.

• The soldier is bitter towards the majors.

• The soldier finds the majors funny.

• The soldier doesn't care much about anything.

The majors are described as being "Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel". This is an example of which poetic technique?

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Sibilance

• Alliteration

The faces of the majors are "puffy" and "petulant". This means they are...

• bloated and snobbish.

• chubby and happy

• angry and mean

• old and happy

The word "scrap" is used by the majors to describe...

• the fighting in the war

• a small misunderstanding between two of the soldiers

• a fight in the yard

• the waste in the army base

What does the use of the word "scrap" suggest about the majors attitude towards the war and soldiers?

• They are very concerned about the men who have to fight in the war.

• They understand the risks the soldiers are taking and respect them.

• They have a lack of respect for the soldiers lives and the danger they must face in war.

• They have no respect for the soldiers but understand the danger they are putting themselves in.

"Humour that is used to make fun of and often show the weaknesses of someone or something"

This definition is describing...

• Alliteration

• Humour

• Satire

• Imagery