exposure

Question 1

what is the poem about

Answer 1

he poem describes living through the misery, boredom and icy weather conditions during a night in the trenches. The weather is presented as the real enemy of the soldiers.

Question 2

context of wilfred owen

Answer 2

Wilfred Owen is one of the most well-known WW1 poets who was famously anti-war.
he faught in first war died in second.

Question 3

“…But nothing happens”, “…But nothing happens”,“…But nothing happens”

Answer 3

Repetition of “but nothing happens” throughout the poem gives the readers a sense of the boredom caused by waiting. It also hints at the pointlessness of war.

Question 4

“Slowly, our ghosts drag home

Answer 4

This metaphor suggests that war has sucked all the life out of the soldiers and further reminds readers that they are on the brink of death.

Question 5

“Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us”

Answer 5

The weather is personified to make it sound menacing and deadly. The weather is characterised as the real enemy of the soldiers.