Poetry

4th Year Facilitator: Mr. Abdulrehman Ali

Lesson 1 'Futility' by Winfred Owen Date: Thursday March 19, 2020

Listen to the audio recording of 'Futility' by Winfred Owen


Answer these Question in your Notebook (for Assessment)


  1. What is the central idea of Wilfred Owen's poem "Futility"?

  2. Discuss how the poet succeeds in conveying a strong anti-war message?

  3. “Gently its touch awoke him once,”… Whose touch is referred to here? .. How did its touch awoke him at home?

  4. Explain why the poet wants his dead comrade to be moved into the sunlight.