Exposure Flashcards
Name a quote which presents mental suffering in the poem
“Our brains ache”
Name a quote that presents nature imagery in the poem
“Merciless iced east winds that knife us”
Name a quote that presents loss of faith
“For love of God seems dying”
“Our love is made afraid”
Name a quote that presents helplessness
“On us the doors are closed”
Name a quote that presents physical suffering
“Watching, we hear the mad gusts tugging at the wire,
Like twitching agonies of men among its brambles.”
Name a quote that shows how the war is monotonous/tedious
“Far off, like a dull rumour of some other war.”
Name a quote that uses sibilance
“Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence.”
What does sibilance do?
Harsh sound, reflects the harsh nature of war
Name a quote that juxtaposes what dawn typically represents
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow…”
Name a quote that personifies dawn and suggests that every day is an attack
“Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army”
