Exposure Flashcards
What quote uses Personification/ pathetic galley to introduce nature as a silent, threading enemy?
“Iced east winds that knive us”
What quote continues the lexical field of violence using the fricative alliteration of “f” sounds
“Fingering stealth that comes feeling for our faces”
Where is anaphora (repetition) used to show monotony of war, and how we are doomed to repeat these mistakes.
“But nothing happens”
Who is the Author of Exposure?
Wilfred Owen
What is Wilfred Owen’s experience with war?
Serving soldier in WW1 -Knew about the reality of war
What is the message of Exposure?
Nature is the true enemy of war
What is the quote “Iced east winds that knive us” using as a method
Personification using pathetic fallacy
What is the analysis of the quote “Iced east winds that knive us”
Makes nature seem like a silent, threatening enemy, / a hostile force that attacks soldiers mercilessly
What is the quote “fingering stealth come feeling for our faces” using as method?
Fricative alliteration of the “f” sound
What is the analysis of the quote “Fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
The “f” makes its stealth and secrecy feel more threatening,- connotes being stalked- builds paranoia which reflects the soilders fear
What is the quotes “but nothing happens” using as a method?
Anaphora (Repetition)
What is the analysis in the quotes “but nothing happens”
-Repetition reflects monotony of war, (at the start it may seem relieving but quickly becomes frustrating as concern sets)
-shows we have learned little from conflict and are doomed to repeat the same mistakes
Good comparison to Exposure:
Prelude: In E nature is merciless and brutal- more so than war itself. Yet in P, it’s a nurturing mother figure that is also powerful.
Remains: the various different realities of war and the deaths that can arise: In R. It’s violence between humans, in E it’s the nature’s violence against the soliders. -In conflict, violence and suffering is inescapable and it’s in everything (could reflect the paranoia/PTSD of fighting where mentally everything can feel dangerous even afterwards)
(Not sure of this:) what do all quotes subvert?
Expectations of war ,e.g.
-people thing people are the deadliest but it’s nature
-people think war is a constant stream of action and attack but it’s really monotonous (“but nothing happens”)
