Exposure Flashcards
Who wrote exposure
Wilfred Owen
When was it written
1917
What rhyme scheme has the poem got
para-rhyme scheme of ABBAC, together with a jarring metre, makes the poem sound uncomfortable like physical and mental conditions of the waiting soldiers
What does alliteration, assonance, and sensory imagery do
assail the reader
give example of sibilance
“sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence”
What quotation is repeated at the end of stanzas
But nothing happens
what could the quotation “our brains ache” infer
shell shock, mental health destroyed the lives of the soldiers but was dismissed - you were seen as week
give example of ellipsis
“merciless iced east winds that knive us…” ellipsis slows down the pace and parallels the motion of the soldiers mind, constantly waiting
What quotation resembles futility of war
“what are we doing here?” - feels like all they are doing is waiting
What is ironic in the poem
feels like all they have is time, but they could die any second
give some context on the poem
Based on Owens first hand experiences in the trenches. The winter of 1917 was particularly bitter.
Owen described the realities of war
give example of alliteration
flowing flakes- coldness of weather represents bitterness of war
