Exposure Flashcards
1
Q
We
A
We keep awake because the night is silent
2
Q
Sudden
A
Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence
3
Q
on us
A
on us the doors are closed
4
Q
For
A
For love of God seems dying
5
Q
This
A
This frost will fasten on this mud and us
6
Q
Makes it seem real and now
A
Present tense, first person plural
7
Q
Rhyme scheme
A
Regular, to show that war is endless, pessimistic
8
Q
Each stanza
A
Ends with a half line showing that there is no end to war not just there but in the grand scheme of things
9
Q
Order of events
A
Chronological , a full day passes underlining that war/conflict does not end
