Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' begins with the following lines: 'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?/ Only the monstrous anger of the guns./ Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle/Can patter out their hasty orisons.' Which of the following statements best describes these lines?

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Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' begins with the following lines: 'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?/ Only the monstrous anger of the guns./ Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle/Can patter out their hasty orisons.' Which of the following statements best describes these lines?





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