exposure Flashcards
how does structure in exposure present Wilfred Owens views
each stanza consists of 5 lines showing the repeated feeling of war’s consistency and lack of change. The first 4 lines in each stanza builds up tension with an anticlimax on the last line presenting the underwhelming repeated feeling where the soldiers are prepared to fight, but nothing happens.
how does rhyme scheme present Wilfred Owens views
consists of a consistent rhyme scheme in each stanza, ABBAC, consistent for first for lines with an anticlimax on the final line, further developing the underwhelming feeling of war when preparing for battle. As the poem & rhyme scheme stays the same so does, the soldiers situation pointless use of adrenaline everyday
how does personification present Wilfred Owens idea of the power of nature
Wilfred Owen uses overwhelming amount of personification to support idea that the power of nature is more dangerous than the deadly war
what are three quotes showing the semantic field of power of nature
winds that knife us
mad gusts
air that shudders
how does Wilfred Owen use cyclical structure to present his ideas
use quote
repetition of the last line on the first stanza and the fifth stanza, again highlighting the futility of war - poem ends up back where it started - ‘but nothing happened’
what are the themes & links for exposure
reality of war and power of nature
which poems does exposure link to
bayonet charge
charge of the light brigade
war photographer
remains
kamikaze
