"Autumn" Siegfried Sassoon War Poetry KS3 KS4 Unseen Close Reading Guided HW Starter Remembrance

This is a straightforward quiz (answers provided) based on Siegfried Sassoon’s poem, “Autumn”.

There are 15 questions which could be used as a starter activity leading into an analysis of the poem. Alternatively, the quiz could be used for homework or to structure a guided reading activity. Some questions test basic comprehension of the poem; others lead into an exploration of the poet’s methods. This is a Word document so editable to suit the needs of your class.

If you want to use this as a starting point for an unseen poetry question, there is a suggested question on the sheet, alongside the poem. It uses the same kind of wording as is used in the AQA English Literature Paper 2.