Y9 English Language and Literature - War Poems Anthology Quiz

The poem "The Soldier" was written [blank_start]Rupert Brooke[blank_end], an [blank_start]English[blank_end] poet. He was most famous for his [blank_start]idealistic[blank_end] [blank_start]war poems[blank_end] about [blank_start]World War 1[blank_end]. He became a [blank_start]soldier[blank_end] during [blank_start]World War 1[blank_end], but died of [blank_start]Sepsis[blank_end] before he could fight in the first battle.

The poem "[blank_start]Dolce Et[blank_end] Decorum Est" was written by [blank_start]English[blank_end] poet [blank_start]Wilfred Owen[blank_end], during [blank_start]WWI[blank_end]. He was a [blank_start]soldier[blank_end] during [blank_start]WWI[blank_end] and he died in the [blank_start]last[blank_end] month of [blank_start]WWI[blank_end]. He often wrote poems that show the [blank_start]truth[blank_end] of war.