Exposure

Question 1

Summary?

Answer 1

• tells a horrifying experience of the trenches in WW2. It shows the reader the burden placed on the soldiers not only by army but weather. It shows the reality soldiers face and exposes trauma soldiers face.

Question 2

Context?

Answer 2

Owen was a soldier. He wrote poems to express horrors of war in trenches.

Question 3

Juxtaposition?

Answer 3

“Down massing in the east ww melancholy army”

Juxtaposes normal traditional views on mothernature with brutality and systematic violence of an army. Ironic as “dawn” means new begining but no sight for soldiers future to change

Question 4

Colour imagery?

Answer 4

“Black” connotes death and emphasises thr mortal peril of soldiers. Imagery reinforces nature kissed by death and tainted by hatred and violence.

Question 5

Imagery?

Answer 5

“Gunnery rumbles” and “like a dull rumour of some other way” dull humour not main focus but “rumour” is. Nature threat to soldiers

Question 6

Metaphor?

Answer 6

“On us the doors are closed”

To show how people back home ignored plighy and have backs turned. “Closed” means finality. Ending of life is final and fate sealed.

Question 7

Title?

Answer 7

Exposure has double meaning. Physical and mental exposure of soldiers to merciless weather. Alternatively exposing inhumane treatement the positions of power made