ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MODERN POETRY AND POETICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Dragon and the Undying” includes the following lines: “Yet, though the slain are homeless as the breeze, /Vocal are they, like storm-bewilder’d seas.” Which of the following literary devices does Sassoon use in these lines and to what effect?
A
Metaphor to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature
B
Simile to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature
C
Metonymy to describe the brutality of modern warfare
D
Onomatopoeia to describe the brutality of modern warfare
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the meaning of Siegfried Sassoon’s poem in this reading? It’s easy to cheer for young troops and not think of the horrors they will face .

Detailed explanation-2: -Because these lines are repeated at the end of stanzas, we call this form of repetition a refrain, which is a phrase or line repeated at intervals throughout a poem, usually at the end of stanzas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once again, we see Siegfried Sassoon using traditional rhyme and metre, and simple, direct language, but with a minimum of alteration for maximum technical effect.

Detailed explanation-4: -6. Reread the poem by Siegfried Sassoon. What does it suggest about the effects of trench warfare? It shows that trench warfare was brutal and dehumanizing and amounted to suicide for soldiers.

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