The Dug Out by Siegfried Sassoon

What is conscription?

• volunteering

• persuasive posters

• mandatory military service

• making weapons

True or false: there was no conscription in 1914.

• True

• False

What is propaganda?

• posters that are specifically for war

• information, especially of a misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view

• the application form for war

• reliable information used to promote a point of view

Where is the poem set?

• On a tank

• Battlefield

• In the trenches

• Back at home

Who is the speaker speaking to?

• A family member

• A comrade

• An enemy

• An officer

How many stanzas does the poem have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why does Sassoon dislike watching this person sleep?

• He should be working

• He takes up too much space

• He reminds him of his grandad

• He is reminded of death

What does 'sullen' mean?

• upset

• bad-tempered or sulky

• dead

• cold

True or false: it is ambiguous as to whether the comrade is actually dead or not but the speaker's fears are clear.

• True

• False

What language technique is used to emphasise the soldier's emotional suffering in the line 'It hurts my heart to watch you'?

• metaphor

• imagery

• alliteration

• monosyllabic words