Exposure by Wilfred Owen Flashcards
What is an Oxymoron?
Two words put together to Oppose something Different (eg. “Cold Fiery Hell”).
Wilfred Owen Died on the Last Week of _____.
War.
Wilfred Owen earned the ____________ Cross, and got it after he had passed away.
Military.
The whole of “Exposure” is asking what Question?
What is the Point of World War 1?
What was the Original Name of “Exposure”?
“Nothing Happens”, it changed to “Exposure” because of the Exposure to Weather, Violence and Death.
What Key Technique is used loads in “Exposure”?
Pathetic Fallacy.
“Sentries Whisper.” What does this show?
Keeping an Eye Out for the Enemies at Night-Time.
“Incessantly.” What does this show?
Without Stopping or Continuously.
“The Poignant Misery.” What does this show?
Sad in a Reflective Way, also a Contrast or Oxymoron.
“Nonchalance.” What does this show?
Uncaring, Calm, as if the Weather has given up on them.
“Our Brains Ache.” What does this show?
A Description of the Physical Symptoms that the Soldiers are experiencing, the use of the word “Brain” suggests that even the most Central Part of the Body is affected.
“Merciless…Knife us.” What does this show?
Personification of the Weather is Described as “Merciless”, and Attacking them which is unexpected as we expect the Fight to be between the Soldiers.
What is a Key Theme in “Exposure”?
Sibilance, the Hissing “S” Sound, sounds both Lonely and Biting.
“Twitching Agonies of Men.” What does this show?
The Man-Made Weaponed through Metaphor to Natural Objects.
“What are we doing here? Is it that we are Dying?” What does this show?
They are both Rhetorical Questions that show the Confusion of the Soldiers.
“Flowing Flakes that Flock.” What does this show?
Alliteration.
“So we Drowse, Sun-Dozed.” What does this show?
Like Snoozing, going into a Dream World.
“We Cringe in Holes.” What does this show?
Man is Animalised, likened to Scare most Animals.
“With Crusted Dark-Red Jewels; Crickets Jingle there.” What does this show?
Metaphor shows Frozen Blood is Described as Jewels. Wilfred Owen sees Men’s Lives as Valuable, which shows Love, Respect and Care for others.
“On us the Doors are Closed.” What does this show?
They hear Fighting, they are Trapped in.
“We turn back to our Dying.” What does this show?
Out of Memory, or from Dream to Reality.
“Spring our Love is made Afraid.” What does this show?
So Broken and Hurt that they feel Abandoned and Lose Faith in God.
“Puckering Foreheads Crisp.” What does this show?
Maybe People have Frozen to Death.
“Pause over Half-Known Faces.” What does this show?
Distorted and no-one knows them, they were Born to Die like this.
“But nothing Happens.” What does this show?
There will never be Change. It shows Abandonment, that they have been Left behind Waiting and no-one is coming for them. The Final Line Emphasises that the Process never Ends, the Soldiers are Frozen in Time and Hell.
What happens Between Stanza 5 and Stanza 6?
There is Juxtaposition and Contrast between Dark and Light, Cold and Warm.
