Exposure

Question 1

Name quote{s} which presents mental suffering in the poem.

Answer 1

'But nothing happens'
'Our brains ache'
'Forgotten dreams'
'Like a dull rumour of some other war'
'Mad gusts tugging on the wire'

Question 2

Name quote{s} which presents loss of faith in the poem.

Answer 2

‘Our love is made afraid’

‘For love god seems dying’

Question 3

Name quote{s} which presents helplessness in the poem.

Answer 3

‘But nothing happens’

‘On us the doors are closed’

Question 4

Name quote{s} which presents nature imagery in the poem.

Answer 4

‘Iced east winds that knive us’
‘Pale flakes with fingering stealth’
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Question 5

Name the technique in ‘sudden successive flights of bullets break the silence’

Answer 5

Sibilance

Question 6

Define ‘Sibilance’

Answer 6

Repeated use of ‘s’ and ‘sh’ sounds