comparisons between poems

Question 1

compare ‘remains’ simon armitage and ‘exposure’ wilfred owen

Answer 1

SIMILARITIES

• both about soldiers in wartime
• both in first person narrative
• both provide graphic images of death and war

DIFFERENCES

• remains is fast paced, exposure is slow, reflecting how the soldiers are left to wait
• remains is about modern warfare, exposure is about WW1
• remains’ structure disintegrates toward the end, exposure remains consistent