Question

An anthem is usually a song about national pride. How is this word used ironically in Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth"?

ОА

His anthem is about people who refuse to enlist to serve their own country.

OB.

His anthem is about unpatriotic people who wage war against their own country.

OC. His anthem is about undignified death and devastation in the name of one's country.

OD. His anthem is about the obscenity of killing other humans in the name of one's country.

Answer 1

OC. His anthem is about undignified death and devastation in the name of one's country.

Step-by-step explanation:

He compares the undignified deaths of soldiers to the deaths of civilians and the funerals they get.

Answer 2

OC. His anthem is about undignified death and devastation in the name of one's country

Step-by-step explanation:

From Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth", he writes about how young men die in the senseless war and how it all could be avoided.

He makes use of irony to convey the idea that the anthem is no longer a thing of national pride but a death sentence.