Exposure

Question 1

Who wrote, when and why

Answer 1

Wilfred Owen, 1910s
Reflects his own traumatic experiences in war.
Wrote poem whilst recovering from Shell Shock from WW1.
Later was killed in action in 1918
Wanted to expose how horrible war was as it was presented ina positive light

Question 2

First line nature is personified to apear like an enemie, battle the nature

Answer 2

“Merciless iced east winds that knive …
Wearied we”
Alliteration in “wearied we” show difficult to say reflecting sturggles for soldiers

Question 3

Retorical question questions why they are there

Answer 3

“What are we doing here?”
Shows questioning if the pain and suffering they are going through is worth anything

Question 4

Dramatic description of bullets

Answer 4

“But nothing happens
Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence”
Juxtaposes, sibilant ‘s’ sound and fricitive ‘f’ sounds reflect bullets.

Question 5

Personification of snow flakes

Answer 5

“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Shows the snow hunting them .
Fricitive f sounds reflect the snows stealth and sinaster nature

Question 6

Soldiers pessimistic views

Answer 6

“We turn back to our dying”
Lack of empathy shows war has worn the, down
Shows they are hopless in battle

Question 7

Structure shows

Answer 7

-ABBAC rhyme scheme and cyclical structure of poem going through the day shows never ending repeating lives of soldiers.
-Half rhyme give a sence of uncomfort and lack of hope.
-Each stanza has 8 lines showing lack of change
-First person plural shows this is happening toall soldiers.

Question 8

First line shows

Answer 8

“Our brains ache”
Collective first person pronoun.
Shows sycological damage of war