Exposure Flashcards
Who wrote the poem?
Wilfred Owen a man that died before the end of war but saw the full horror of conditions on the front line
What are the themes in the poem exposure?
Conflict, suffering, nature, reality of war, patriotism
The poem is truthful because why?
It was written by an actual soldier
Owen had a deep sense of duty and was not bitter about his suffering what is the quote?
“not loath, we lie out there”
Contrast of cold and warm reflects delusional mind of soldier with what?
Hypothermia
Repetition of “but nothing happens” creates circular structure implying what?
Never ending suffering
Rhymes scheme ABBA and hexameter gives the poem structure and emphases what?
Monotony constant (routine)
What does the quote “our brains ache” show?
Physical cold suffering and mental PTSD or she’ll shock suffering.
Semantic field of weather, weather is the what?
Weather is the enemy
What is an example of ellipsis?
“the merciless iced winds that I I’ve us…”
“the merciless iced east winds that knife us…” is personification and shows the wind is what?
Cruel, cutting and murderous
Repetition of pronouns ‘we’ and ‘our’ conveys what?
Togetherness and collective suffering of soldiers Owen was on the frontline with.
What is a example of personification of the wind tugging the barbed wire?
“ mad gusts tugging on the wire”
