Comparing how poets explore the experience of war | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Match the keywords with their definitions.

• inferiority

• an obvious difference between two things.

• to contrast

• the state of being less powerful than someone or something else.

• to complement

• when something completes or supports something else.

• nuanced

• slightly different in meaning.

Answer explanation

These are helpful keywords when comparing the war poems from the anthology.

Which of the following poets is most patriotic in his writing?

• Wilfred Owen

• Rupert Brooke

• Owen Sheers

• Simon Armitage

Answer explanation

Whereas most of the poems in the anthology present the horrors of war, Brooke is the most patriotic in his writing.

When planning a comparative poetry essay, which of the following does not need to be included in the supporting detail?

• contextual details about the poets

• a brief summary of what each poem is about

• relevant quotations from both poems

• identification of the poets' methods and why they have been used

Answer explanation

A brief summary of what each poem is about doesn't belong in the supporting details. You shouldn't be 'retelling the story of the poem' in your answer.

Topic sentences should support...

• your thesis statement

• your quotations

• your context

Answer explanation

A good topic sentence will link to the focus of the question and clearly support your thesis statement.

It is useful to consider the similarities between poems and then consider on any subtle ___ between them.

Answer explanation

Doing this can help you show a more nuanced understanding of the poems.

You can consider the different ___ of poems as part of your comparison.

Answer explanation

Considering the context can give us further clues as to why writers make the decisions that they do.